Snap, Discord, X CEOs subpoenaed to testify on online child abuse
Nov 21, 2023
By Ray Bogan (Political Correspondent)
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The Senate Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas to the CEOs of the social media companies Discord, Snap and X, formerly Twitter, compelling them to testify on Dec. 6 during a hearing about online child sexual exploitation, which the committee calls a crisis. The Committee also wants to hear from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Chew, but they are in talks to testify voluntarily.
The bipartisan subpoena is part of an effort to pass new legislation to protect kids online.
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“We promised Big Tech that they’d have their chance to explain their failures to protect kids. Now’s that chance,” Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in a joint statement. “Big Tech’s failure to police itself at the expense of our kids cannot go unanswered.”
During the hearing, it’s likely Mark Zuckerberg will be grilled on Meta’s use of end-to-end encryption.
In an explanation of its purpose, the company said, “The content of your messages and calls in end-to-end encrypted conversations is protected from the moment it leaves your device to the moment it reaches the receiver’s device. This means that nobody else can see or listen to what’s sent or said – not even Meta.”
Zuckerberg has been questioned about this before and once admitted encryption makes it harder to catch predators.
“You’re right that in an end-to-end encrypted world, one of the risks that I’m worried about among others, to safety, is that it will be harder to find some of this behavior,” Zuckerberg told the House Financial Services Committee during a 2019 hearing.
Meta subsidiary WhatsApp tried to push back on the notion that encryption is all bad by releasing a documentary that showed how an Afghan women’s soccer team used its encrypted messaging service to escape the Taliban after it took over the country in 2021.
The ACLU supports encryption for privacy reasons.
“End-to-end encryption is the best protection, offering individuals the assurance that their personal data are shielded from prying eyes,” the organization said.
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The Judiciary Committee has five bills it’s trying to get passed into law: the STOP CSAM Act, EARN IT Act, SHIELD Act, Project Safe Childhood Act, and REPORT Act.
The EARN IT Act would remove big tech’s blanket immunity from civil and criminal liability and the SHIELD Act would create greater federal criminal liability for those who share private, sexually explicit photos without consent.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas to the CEO’s of the social media companies Discord, Snap and X, formerly Twitter. The chief executives are now compelled to testify on December 6 during a hearing about online child sexual exploitation, which the committee calls a crisis.
The Committee also wants to hear from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Chew, but they’re in talks to testify voluntarily.
The bipartisan subpoena is part of an effort to pass new legislation to protect kids online.
“We promised Big Tech that they’d have their chance to explain their failures to protect kids. Now’s that chance,” Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in a joint statement: “Big Tech’s failure to police itself at the expense of our kids cannot go unanswered.”
During the hearing, it’s likely Mark Zuckerberg will be grilled on Meta’s use of end-to-end encryption.
In an explanation of its purpose, the company said, “The content of your messages and calls in end-to-end encrypted conversations is protected from the moment it leaves your device to the moment it reaches the receiver’s device. This means that nobody else can see or listen to what’s sent or said – not even Meta.”
Zuckerberg has been questioned about this before and once admitted encryption makes it harder to catch predators.
“You’re right that in an end-to-end encrypted world, one of the risks that I’m worried about among others, to safety, is that it will be harder to find some of this behavior,” Zuckberg told the House Financial Services Committee during a 2019 hearing.
Meta subsidiary WhatsApp tried to push back on the notion that encryption is all bad by releasing this documentary that showed how an Afghan women’s soccer team used its encrypted messaging service to escape the Taliban after it took over the country in 2021.
The ACLU supports encryption for privacy reasons. The company said: “End-to-end encryption is the best protection, offering individuals the assurance that their personal data are shielded from prying eyes.”
The committee hast five bills they’re trying to get passed into law: the STOP CSAM Act, EARN IT Act, SHIELD Act, Project Safe Childhood Act, and REPORT Act.
The EARN IT Act which removes big tech’s blanket immunity from civil and criminal liability and the SHIELD ACt would create greater federal criminal liability for those who share private, sexually explicit photos without consent, so prosecutors can more easily charge them in court.
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Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
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Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on abc News
Senators subpoena CEOs of Musk’s X, Snap to testify on kids’ safety
Click to see story on The Washington Post
Senate panel forced to use U.S. marshals to subpoena CEOs of X and Discord to testify on protecting kids online
Click to see story on CBS News
CEOs of X, Discord, Meta, TikTok and Snap called to testify in Senate child exploitation hearing
Click to see story on NBC News
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on Coast Reporter
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
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Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on Rocky Mountain Outlook
Discord, Snap and X CEOs subpoenaed to testify at US hearing on child exploitation
Click to see story on Rappler
Tech CEOs are set to testify in a Senate online child sexual exploitation hearing in December
Click to see story on Engadget
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on Prince George Citizen
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Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on KRDO
US Marshals serve CEOs of X and Discord with congressional subpoenas ahead of Big Tech child safety hearing
Click to see story on KIFI
X, Snap and Discord CEOs subpoenaed by lawmakers to testify about child sexual exploitation
Click to see story on CNBC
US senators expect Meta, TikTok CEOs to testify at hearing on child sexual exploitation
Click to see story on Channel News Asia
Big Tech CEOs subpoenaed to testify before Senate about efforts to protect kids online
Click to see story on The Hill
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on KVIA
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on Winnipeg Free Press
Discord, Snap and X CEOs subpoenaed to testify at US hearing on child exploitation
Click to see story on The Print
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on News 4 JAX
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on WPLG
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on Click on Detroit
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on Sask Today
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on KOB 4
X, Snap and Discord CEOs subpoenaed to testify about children’s online safety to Senate panel ‘after repeated refusals to appear’
Click to see story on Fortune
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on KCRG
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US senators expect Meta, TikTok CEOs to testify at hearing on child sexual exploitation
Click to see story on Times of India
Senators pressure social media CEOs to testify before Congress on harm to children
Click to see story on Washington Times
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on National Post
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on Financial Post
US senators expect Meta, TikTok CEOs to testify at hearing on child sexual exploitation
Click to see story on The Straits Times
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on MY Northwest
Congress subpoenas CEOs of Musk’s X, Snap and Discord to testify before Christmas on kids’ social media risks
Click to see story on Fox Business
US Lawmakers Subpoena Top Execs at X, Snap and Discord To Testify on Child Safety
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Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on My Mother Lode
Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online
Click to see story on Airdrie City View
The US Senate Judiciary Committee announces it has subpoenaed the CEOs of X, Discord, and Snap to testify at a hearing on children’s online safety on December 6
Click to see story on techmeme.com
CEOs of X, Discord and Snap to testify in a hearing about online child sexual exploitation
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