United Kingdom, April 22 -- Social media executives have denied that their platforms are addictive.

UK representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok were subjected to robust questioning by MPs from the cross-party education select committee about the impact of screen time and social media on children at Westminster on Tuesday (21.04.26).

A Snapchat executive had been due to attend the hearing but cancelled "at quite short notice", earning a rebuke from committee chair Helen Hayes - who warned the company that a representative must appear at a meeting next week.

A spokesperson for the platform later said: "Due to unforeseen circumstances we were unable to attend today's meeting. As we've been discussing directly with parliamentary author...