Meta, Amazon, X.AI Pressed by Key Senator on Child Exploitation

A top Senate Republican is launching an inquiry into Meta Platforms Inc., Amazon.com Inc., X.AI Corp., and five other major tech companies over concerns with their reporting on suspected cases of online child sexual exploitation.

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent letters Wednesday evening to the companies, which also included TikTok Inc., Snap Inc., Discord, Roblox Corp., and Grindr, asking for more information about their efforts to improve reporting on child exploitation.

“I am concerned that some companies have not provided NCMEC and law enforcement with sufficient data needed to protect kids and prosecute suspected ...