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US members of Congress duel with social media giants in fiery exchanges over January 6 – ABC News
Members of Congress duel with the heads of the world’s big tech companies in a fiery hearing which saw them accused of allowing misinformation and hate speech to…
US members of Congress have duelled with the heads of the world’s big tech companies in a fiery hearing today, which saw them accused of allowing misinformation and hate speech to flourish in pursuit of profit.
Key points:
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey acknowledged the platform had played at least some role in what happened on January 6
- Google and Twitter also asked yes or no questions on whether their platform bore some responsibility for the spread of conspiracy theories about the presidential election…
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