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Grassley summons Meta, Google, TikTok, Snap to Congress

5/16/2026

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Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley scheduled a June 23 hearing to examine major tech firms’ role in protecting children online.
He invited Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel to testify, after jury verdicts held Meta and YouTube liable for harms to minors.
Despite ongoing litigation and Section 230 challenges, Congress has not yet passed comprehensive kids-online-safety legislation.

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Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley scheduled a June 23 hearing to examine major tech firms’ role in protecting children online.
He invited Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel to testify, after jury verdicts held Meta and YouTube liable for harms to minors.
Despite ongoing litigation and Section 230 challenges, Congress has not yet passed comprehensive kids-online-safety legislation.