Social media companies called to Congress

The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed CEO’s of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), and Meta (Facebook) to find out how they worked with the Biden administration to allegedly stifle conservative voices. (USA TODAY, February 15, 2023, by Bart Jansen).

Social media companies have been hammered by both Republicans and Democrats, with Republicans accusing the companies of liberal bias and Democrats pushing for greater effort to take down hateful speech and inaccurate information. (The Washington Post, February 15, 2023, by Rachel Lerman with Cat Zakrzewski)

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