The CEOs of TikTok, Discord, Snap, Meta and X, formerly known as Twitter to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation.

When Mark Zuckerberg appears before a Senate hearing on January 31, he will be in the midst of celebrating Facebook’s 20th birthday and a turnaround for Meta’s shares, which are riding high.

But the senators are determined to spoil the party with a barrage of questions about his failures to protect children on Meta’s platforms.

Over the past few months a whistleblower, US lawsuits and an investigation appear to reveal how the company presented two faces over the Molly Russell case, dragged its feet over child safety and allowed Instagram to become a breeding ground for paedophiles.

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