Social Media CEOs Face Senate on Child Safety

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Social media CEOs will go to the Senate again soon. They must talk about protecting young users on their apps.

This new hearing is very important for social media companies. New laws and lawsuits want them to change how they work.

CEOs from Meta, TikTok, and other firms testified before in January. Lawmakers asked about child safety and young people's lives.

Juries recently found social media companies caused harm to children. They said platforms made young users addicted without caring for them.

The hearing date, June 23, is a special remembrance day for many. It honors children who died because of social media problems.

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Why will social media CEOs go to the Senate again?

They must talk about protecting young users on their apps.

What do new laws and lawsuits want from social media companies?

They want them to change how they work.

What is special about the hearing date, June 23?

It honors children who died because of social media problems.

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