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Republicans accuse Twitter and Facebook of political bias at Senate hearing; Company CEOs hide behind action against ‘election disinformation’
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Republicans accuse Twitter and Facebook of political bias at Senate hearing; Company CEOs hide behind action against ‘election disinformation’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Facebook and Twitter's actions around US Elections on Nov 17 in Washington (AP Photo) On Nov 17th, a Senate hearing was held over legal protections for Social Media companies. CEOs of Twitter and Facebook were put to scrutiny by senators during the hearing. The Republican senators accused the social media companies of political bias and also charged them with unfair business practices and market dominance. The charges are seen as laying the ground for curbs on the long-held legal protections for these social media companies. Social Media users were witness to repeated interventions by Facebook and Twitter into the posts of US President Donald Trump and his R...