Headline Roundup September 5, 2018
Social Media Executives Head To Capitol Hill
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USA TODAY
Leaders of the nation’s largest technology firms are expected to tell lawmakers in a series of high-profile hearings Wednesday that politics don’t factor into their content decisions, pushing back on assertions made in recent days by President Donald Trump.
CBN
Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google are facing two hearings in Congress today, including the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The social media execs are facing questions about political intrusion, antitrust concerns, censorship and consumer privacy.
New York Times (News)
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, and Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Twitter, will testify in Washington on Wednesday about their companies’ response to foreign interference in elections and the moderation of online content.
