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Meta, TikTok snub Australian parliamentary hearing, face possible subpoena

By Saloni Sinha ( October 13, 2025, 02:52 GMT | Insight) -- Social media giants Meta, TikTok and Snapchat have refused to appear before an Australian parliamentary hearing, prompting lawmakers to consider using subpoena powers to compel their attendance to discuss legislative changes. In a parliamentary hearing on Monday, Sarah Hanson-Young, chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, said that lawmakers had requested that Meta, Snapchat and Tiktok appear, but that, “so far, they have refused.” Social media giants Meta Platforms, TikTok and Snapchat have refused to appear before an Australian parliamentary hearing, prompting lawmakers to consider using subpoena powers to compel their attendance to discuss legislative changes....

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