CEOs of social media companies Target, X, TIK Tak, Snapchat And Discord today will face difficult questions about their efforts to combat sexual exploitation of children on the Internet at a hearing in the US Senate.

Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, said some tech companies have recently made some changes to protect children from online predators, but that’s not enough. – said the senator.

It’s clear we need legislation because the tech industry alone has failed to protect our children. They protect their profits, but not our children.

This will be the first appearance of an executive president. TIK Tak, Tzu Chu Showbefore US lawmakers since March, when the Chinese-owned short-video company faced difficult questions, including suggestions that their product was harmful to the mental health of children.

Chu said in his affidavit that TikTok’s community guidelines strictly prohibit any situations that put “teens at risk of exploitation or other harm, and we strictly enforce them,” he added.

We make careful product design decisions to make our app inappropriate for those who would seek to harm teens.

Chu said more than 170 million Americans use TikTok monthly, 20 million more than the company reported last year.

Durbin said the platforms are being used by criminals to recruit children or trade child sexual abuse material.

The day they testify Mark Zuckerbergexecutive president The purpose of META.O, owner Facebook And instagram; CEO X, Linda Yaccarino; CEO Snapchat SNAP.N, Evan Spiegel; and what of Discord, Jason Citron.