The
CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter are set to testify before the Senate
Commerce committee on Oct. 28.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg,
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will face questions on
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides a liability
shield for Big Tech.
The title of the hearing is
“Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?”
“The hearing will examine
whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has outlived its
usefulness in today’s digital age,” says a Senate description. “It will also
examine legislative proposals to modernize the decades-old law, increase
transparency and accountability among big technology companies for their
content moderation practices, and explore the impact of large ad-tech platforms
on local journalism and consumer privacy.”
The hearing may get more attention
after Twitter and Facebook made headlines by cutting or blocking access to a
New York Post story on Hunter Biden. Twitter blocked the Post’s account.
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