Protesters outside the Capitol denounced the platforms as Facebook,Twitter and Google heads questioned by CongressThe CEOs of America’s biggest technology companies faced a grilling on Thursday from Congress approximately the 6 January insurrection at the Capitol, as protesters outside the hearing denounced the platforms for playing a role in fueling the violence.
The marathon, and six-hour hearing saw the three most powerful men in tech – Sundar Pichai of Google,ticket Zuckerberg of Facebook and Jack Dorsey of Twitter – testify before two committees of the House of Representatives on social media’s role in promoting extremism and misinformation. Related: Zuckerberg faces Capitol attack grilling as Biden signals tougher line on big tech Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com