The World Wild Web: Examining Harms Online

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

House Commerce Committee

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 10:00pm
Time Zone 
EST
Live Event

Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, announced a hearing titled The World Wild Web: Examining Harms Online.

“Our increasingly digital world continually presents new threats and challenges, especially to our children. Congress must continue to address risks facing the most vulnerable and take steps to help ensure they are not being exploited by bad actors online,” said Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis. “We are looking forward to this important discussion and hope this leads to bipartisan consensus around legislation to protect Americans, including our children, from threats in the online world.” 

Witnesses

Ms. Dawn Hawkins
Senior Advisor, National Center on Sexual Exploitation

Ms. Yiota Souras
Chief Legal Officer, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Ms. Clare Morell
Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center

The Honorable Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
Former Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memorandum [PDF]


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