Social Media Giants Called to Australian Senate Probe

Social Media Giants Called to Australian Senate Probe
The logo of the application TikTok on Dec. 14, 2018. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images
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TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and Google officials have been invited to give evidence at an Australian Senate inquiry into foreign interference through social media.

Senators hope Australian representatives from video-sharing platform TikTok appear at a hearing on August 21, while the others have been asked to attend in September.