"Senate Hearing: Tech CEOs Grilled Over Online Exploitation and Regulation"

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to families of children harmed by social media during a Senate Judiciary hearing on the impact of social media on children, where tech CEOs were grilled on child sexual exploitation online. Zuckerberg and other social media CEOs touted their child safety procedures and pledged to work with lawmakers, parents, nonprofits, and law enforcement to protect minors, but declined to commit to setting up a victim's compensation fund. The hearing comes amid growing calls for legislation to curb the spread of child sexual abuse images online and hold technology platforms more accountable for safeguarding children.