There’s a saying among journalists who cover politics: “Twitter isn’t real life.” It’s a reminder, too often forgotten, that the subset of Americans …
Senators Grill Tech on the Internet's Favorite Law: What Did We Learn?
The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google testified before the Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing that was supposed to be about reforms to a law protecting the internet. But instead of addressing Section 230, lawmakers opted to confront the tech leaders about censorship and anti-conservative bias. Read on for highlights from tech's latest trip to Washington, D.C.
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Today’s Senate hearing on immensely important legal protections for online platforms quickly proved to be little more than an excuse for Senators to accuse the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google of interference...
Republican lawmakers berated the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google in a hearing that was ostensibly about a federal law protecting internet companies but mostly focused on how those companies deal disinformation...
Jack Dorsey proposed “three solutions” to address concerns raised by lawmakers about how tech companies use Section 230 immunity when moderating user content. A proposal by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on for...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said Twitter does not have the ability to influence elections because there are ample additional sources of information, in …
“We can’t stop countries like Russia from trying to interfere in the election," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a Senate panel. He says only the …
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey came under scrutiny from Sen. Ted Cruz for locking the New York Post out of its account for two weeks. Cruz criticized Twitter, saying it made "the unilateral decision to censor"...
Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner focused his questioning in today's Section 230 hearing on Twitter, pressing Jack Dorsey on whether Twitter has …
Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii called Wednesday's virtual Senate hearing a "sham" and criticized Republicans instead of asking the CEOs of Google, Twitter, and Facebook a single question. Schatz...
What Exactly Is Section 230?
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The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google testify before the Senate on Oct. 28 about reforms to the legal protections social media companies enjoy.