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Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children's safety online

Headline from WHEC Rochester

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has issued bipartisan subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and X, demanding that the heads of the three companies testify at a December hearing on protecting children online.

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  1. FOX Business

    Congress subpoenas CEOs of Musk's X, Snap and Discord to testify before Christmas on kids' social media risks (opens FOX Business)

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    The Senate Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas for Snap's Evan Spiegel, X's Linda Yaccarino and Discord's Jason Citron to testify on child safety Dec. 6.

  2. NBC New York

    X, Snap and Discord CEOs subpoenaed by lawmakers to testify about child sexual exploitation (opens NBC New York)

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    Lawmakers issued subpoenas to the CEOs of X, Snap and Discord to compel them to testify on a hearing regarding online child sexual exploitation.

  3. Engadget

    Tech CEOs are set to testify in a Senate online child sexual exploitation hearing in December (opens Engadget)

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    The Senate wants the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X, Discord and Snap to testify at an online child sexual exploitation hearing in December.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children's safety online - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has issued bipartisan subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and X, demanding that the heads of the three companies testify at a December hearing on protecting children online. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and South Carolina Sen.

  5. Forbes

    Senate Subpoenas X, Snap, Discord CEOs To Testify On Child Safety (opens Forbes)

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    The committee said it expects the CEOs of Meta and TikTok to testify voluntarily before the committee to discuss protections for children online.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Lawmakers Subpoena Big Tech CEOs To Testify On Child Sexual Exploitation (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Two senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee have subpoenaed the CEOs of Discord, Snap and X — formerly Twitter — to testify about child safety in December.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> A Senate committee has issued bipartisan subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and X, demanding that the heads of the three companies testify at a December hearing on protecting children online.

  8. WHEC Rochester

    Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children's safety online (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has issued bipartisan subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and X, demanding that the heads of the three companies testify at a December hearing on protecting children online.

  9. Fortune

    X, Snap and Discord CEOs subpoenaed to testify about children’s online safety to Senate panel ‘after repeated refusals to appear’ (opens Fortune)

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    Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced they had issued subpoenas to Discord CEO Jason Citron, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X.

  10. CBS News

    Senate panel forced to use U.S. marshals to subpoena CEOs of X and Discord to testify on protecting kids online (opens CBS News)

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    The committee also subpoenaed Snap's CEO but that subpoena was accepted. The CEOs of Meta and TikTok are expected to testify voluntarily, the panel's two leading members said.

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