Saturday, March 6, 2021
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Tech News, Magazine & Review WordPress Theme 2017
  • Tech

    The Falcon and the Winter Soldier release dates: When does episode 1 land on Disney Plus?

    Why popular YouTubers are building their own sites

    Geek out on weather with an Oregon Scientific weather station for 25% off

    Celebrate Women’s History Month with these streaming movies and TV shows

    Bugatti’s Passeport Tranquillité helps Veyron and Chiron owners with service

    John McAfee charged with fraud over cryptocurrency

    March Madness 2021: Start time, schedule, how to watch and what you need to know

    A premium for good road behaviour? Motor insurance buyers will soon be assessed for traffic violation

    Govt mulls launching PLI scheme for chemical sector

  • Apps
  • Computers
  • Camera
  • Mobile
  • Smart Devices

    Indian Wearable Market Grew 144.3 Percent YoY in 2020: IDC

    Razer Anzu Smart Glasses With Built-in Speakers, Touch Controls Launched

    Sony Unveils 6 Games for PlayStation VR, Including Doom 3: VR Edition

    Amazfit GTS 2 mini Gets Amazon Alexa Voice Control in India

    Oppo Band Style With Heart Rate, SpO2 Tracking India Launch on March 8

    Redmi TVs Set to Arrive in India Soon

    Apple’s Hearing Study Warns Users of Potential Hearing Loss

    Apple’s Hearing Study Warns Users of Potential Hearing Loss

    iPhone X User in Australia Sues Apple for Sudden Explosion

  • Software
  • Audio

    Jabra Elite 85t Review

    Razer Anzu Smart Glasses With Built-in Speakers, Touch Controls Launched

    Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Is the Chipmaker’s Latest Suite of Audio Technologies

    Vivo Wireless Headset HP2154 With Neckband Design, 11.2mm Drivers Launched

    Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Getting Galaxy Buds Pro Features With Latest Update

    JBL Boombox 2, JBL Go 3, and JBL Clip 4 Bluetooth Speakers Launched in India

    Apple’s Hearing Study Warns Users of Potential Hearing Loss

    Ambrane Dots 11, Dots 20 True Wireless Earphones Launched in India

    Samsung Unveils New TVs, Monitors, Soundbars at Unbox and Discover Event

  • TV
  • Tech

    The Falcon and the Winter Soldier release dates: When does episode 1 land on Disney Plus?

    Why popular YouTubers are building their own sites

    Geek out on weather with an Oregon Scientific weather station for 25% off

    Celebrate Women’s History Month with these streaming movies and TV shows

    Bugatti’s Passeport Tranquillité helps Veyron and Chiron owners with service

    John McAfee charged with fraud over cryptocurrency

    March Madness 2021: Start time, schedule, how to watch and what you need to know

    A premium for good road behaviour? Motor insurance buyers will soon be assessed for traffic violation

    Govt mulls launching PLI scheme for chemical sector

  • Apps
  • Computers
  • Camera
  • Mobile
  • Smart Devices

    Indian Wearable Market Grew 144.3 Percent YoY in 2020: IDC

    Razer Anzu Smart Glasses With Built-in Speakers, Touch Controls Launched

    Sony Unveils 6 Games for PlayStation VR, Including Doom 3: VR Edition

    Amazfit GTS 2 mini Gets Amazon Alexa Voice Control in India

    Oppo Band Style With Heart Rate, SpO2 Tracking India Launch on March 8

    Redmi TVs Set to Arrive in India Soon

    Apple’s Hearing Study Warns Users of Potential Hearing Loss

    Apple’s Hearing Study Warns Users of Potential Hearing Loss

    iPhone X User in Australia Sues Apple for Sudden Explosion

  • Software
  • Audio

    Jabra Elite 85t Review

    Razer Anzu Smart Glasses With Built-in Speakers, Touch Controls Launched

    Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Is the Chipmaker’s Latest Suite of Audio Technologies

    Vivo Wireless Headset HP2154 With Neckband Design, 11.2mm Drivers Launched

    Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Getting Galaxy Buds Pro Features With Latest Update

    JBL Boombox 2, JBL Go 3, and JBL Clip 4 Bluetooth Speakers Launched in India

    Apple’s Hearing Study Warns Users of Potential Hearing Loss

    Ambrane Dots 11, Dots 20 True Wireless Earphones Launched in India

    Samsung Unveils New TVs, Monitors, Soundbars at Unbox and Discover Event

  • TV
No Result
View All Result
Indian Technology News
No Result
View All Result
Home Tech

Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs to Testify at October 28 US Senate Hearing

October 6, 2020
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The CEOs of technology giants Facebook, Google and Twitter are expected to testify for an October 28 Senate hearing on tech companies’ control over hate speech and misinformation on their platforms.

The Senate Commerce Committee voted last week to authorise subpoenas for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to force them to testify if they didn’t agree to do so voluntarily. Spokespeople for the companies said Monday that the CEOs will cooperate.

The hearing “must be constructive and focused on what matters most to the American people: how we work together to protect elections,” Twitter said in a tweet in its policy channel.

.@Jack has voluntarily agreed to testify virtually before the @SenateCommerce Committee on October 28 — less than a week before the US Presidential Election.

It must be constructive & focused on what matters most to the American people: how we work together to protect elections

— Twitter Public Policy (@Policy) October 2, 2020

The hearing will come less than a week before Election Day. It marks a new bipartisan initiative against Big Tech companies, which have been under increasing scrutiny in Washington and from state attorneys general over issues of competition, consumer privacy and hate speech.

The executives’ testimony is needed “to reveal the extent of influence that their companies have over American speech during a critical time in our democratic process,” said Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican who heads the Commerce Committee.

Facebook, meanwhile, is expanding restrictions on political advertising, including new bans on messages claiming widespread voter fraud. The new prohibitions laid out in a blog post came days after President Donald Trump raised the prospect of mass fraud in the vote-by-mail process during a debate last week with Democratic rival Joe Biden.

With Trump leading the way, conservative Republicans have kept up a barrage of criticism of Silicon Valley’s social media platforms, which they accuse without evidence of deliberately suppressing conservative views.

The Justice Department has asked Congress to roll back long-held legal protections for online platforms, putting down a legislative marker in Trump’s drive against the social media giants. The proposed changes would strip some of the bedrock protections that have generally shielded the companies from legal responsibility for what people post on their platforms.

Trump signed an executive order earlier this year challenging the protections from lawsuits under a 1996 telecommunications law that has served as the foundation for unfettered speech on the internet.

Democrats, on the other hand, have focused their criticism of social media mainly on hate speech, misinformation and other content that can incite violence or keep people from voting. They have criticised Big Tech CEOs for failing to police content, homing in on the platforms’ role in hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism in the US.


OnePlus 8T leaked specs look great but where is the cheaper Nord? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.



Credit: gadgets.ndtv.com

Tags: Big TechDonald Trumpfacebook google twitter ceos set to testify at october 28 us senate hearing facebookGoogleJack DorseyMark Zuckerbergsundar pichaiTwitterus elections 2020
Previous Post

In a bid to counter Jio, Airtel brings back Rs 399 postpaid plan

Next Post

Poco C3 with Helio G35 SoC, 5,000 mAh battery launched in India, pricing starts at Rs 7,499- Technology News, Firstpost

Techie

Techie

Next Post

Poco C3 with Helio G35 SoC, 5,000 mAh battery launched in India, pricing starts at Rs 7,499- Technology News, Firstpost

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Categories

  • Audio
  • Smart Devices
  • Tech

Tags

5G Amazon Android Android 11 Apple bharti airtel BJP ces 2021 China Congress coronavirus covid 19 Donald Trump Facebook FLIPKART Google Huawei India Instagram IOS iPhone iPhone 12 iphone 12 pro Jio Joe Biden mi Microsoft Motorola Narendra Modi OnePlus OPPO Realme redmi Samsung samsung galaxy s21 ultra Smartphones Social media Tech TikTok Twitter Vivo Vodafone Idea whatsapp Xiaomi youtube
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2020 Indi Tech News, Website By Maarich

No Result
View All Result
  • Home

© 2020 Indi Tech News, Website By Maarich