Facebook, Google, Twitter face grilling by U.K. lawmakers
The Hindu
The hearing comes the same week YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat were questioned by a U.S. Senate panel.
British lawmakers are set to grill Facebook and other tech giants Thursday over how they handle online safety as European efforts to regulate social media companies gain momentum.
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