Committee to Hold Hearing with Big Tech CEOs on Section 230
October 16, 2020
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled, “Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?,”at 10:00 a.m. [EDT] on Wednesday, October 28. The hearing will examine whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has outlived its usefulness in today’s digital age. 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 will provide an opportunity to discuss the unintended consequences of Section 230’s liability shield and how best to preserve the internet as a forum for open discourse.
Witnesses:
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Mr. Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer, Twitter
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Mr. Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer, Alphabet Inc., Google
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Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer, Facebook
Hearing Details:
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
10:00 a.m. EDT
Full Committee Hearing
This hearing will take place in the Russell Senate Office Building 253. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.
In order to maintain physical distancing as advised by the Office of the Attending Physician, seating for credentialed press will be limited throughout the course of the hearing. Due to current limited access to the Capitol complex, the general public is encouraged to view this hearing via the live stream.
*Note: All witnesses will participate remotely.
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/10/committee-to-hold-hearing-with-big-tech-ceos-on-section-230
Livestream links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGClcGO5DyQ The Sun - Live: Twitter, Google's Alphabet, Facebook testify in hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAZphlEzPNc CNET Highlights - WATCH: Big Tech CEOs testify before Congress (Full Hearing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9YEA–aQIM CNET - Watch Twitter, Facebook Google CEOs testify before Congress LIVE WATCH: Big Tech CEOs testify before Congress (Full Hearing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6NfJau2mhk CNBC Television - Watch Twitter, Facebook Google CEOs testify before Congress LIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDl_SERbni4 Fox Business - LIVE: Twitter, Facebook and Google CEOs testify before Senate on Section 230
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASjUsTzYI5k Washington Post - LIVE Oct. 28 at 10:00 a.m. ET | Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs testify in front of Senate