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Jack is reiterating many of his earlier calls for policies that don’t entrench dominant companies (*cough* Facebook *cough*) — PolitiTweet.org

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(lol jack trying to preempt GOP lawmakers attacking him based on tweets by the ayatollah: “I don’t think that’s useful”) — PolitiTweet.org

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Zuckerberg further blames a "political and media environment that drives Americans apart,” without acknowledging Facebook’s position in that ecosystem. — PolitiTweet.org

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Zuckerberg pins the Capitol riot on Trump, saying “we did our part ot secure the integrity of hte election. And then on Jan. 6, President Trump gave a speech … calling on people to fight." — PolitiTweet.org

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IIRC Latta also made an appeal along children’s mental health lines. It seems this is a main argument Republican members are lobbing at Big Tech today. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Your platforms are my biggest fear as a parent,” McMorris Rodgers says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is making it personal, saying how her fight against Big Tech happens every day in her own household with her children. “It’s a battle for their development, a battle for their mental health, and ultimately a battle for their safety." — PolitiTweet.org

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House E&C Chair Frank Pallone: “Your business model itself has become the problem, and the time for self-regulation is over." — PolitiTweet.org

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Part of me wants these lawmakers to speak more slowly so I don’t have to rewind the stream to catch it all. The other part of me wants them to get through these canned statements ASAP so we can (maybe) get to talking policy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Extremely same https://t.co/gkzyPY47hV — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lageneralista: A thousand times this. Guess who else has an obligation to be stewards for the information environment in democracies🤔..… — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Bob Latta is going after the tech platforms with more allegations of ideological censorship and calling for curtailing Section 230. — PolitiTweet.org

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Subcommittee Chair Mike Doyle is ripping into the tech platforms, saying the companies could reduce vaccine misinformation but “you choose not to.” “Time after time you are picking engagement and profit over the health and safety of users." — PolitiTweet.org

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The tech CEOs hearing is getting underway. Watch live here: https://t.co/QazAmq5WtK — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @leah_nylen: In a discussion #atspring21, @RepKenBuck says creating a new regulatory agency is a "non-starter" for Republicans as are ch… — PolitiTweet.org

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We’ll be starting our livestream in just a couple minutes. Join us! https://t.co/4k81l7Y7aM — PolitiTweet.org

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LPT: Always, always, always read @bhgreeley’s expert takes on boats, big and small: https://t.co/Rsd7GWsrBs — PolitiTweet.org

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We’ll be kicking things off with a panel livestream at about 11:30 at the link below. Tune in! — PolitiTweet.org

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The CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter are testifying before Congress today in their first appearance since the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Here are the stakes. https://t.co/4k81l7Y7aM — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @donie: Chinese hackers targeted Uyghurs living in US, Facebook security team finds https://t.co/p2bhGTeFC3 https://t.co/xzBSajvWVO — PolitiTweet.org

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A dozen attorneys general are pressing Twitter and Facebook to step up their enforcement of anti-vaccine content, in a letter that says the platforms' failure to consistently apply their own policies will lead to more deaths: https://t.co/CLQjdPwIwL — PolitiTweet.org

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And as a reminder, we'll be covering this with a live pre-hearing stream tomorrow where @donie, @kyurieff, @jonsarlin and I take your questions about Big Tech, content moderation and tech policy. What else should we talk about? Tell us right here: https://t.co/wxSlGJe9jm — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter steers clear almost entirely from the legislative discussion, except to reiterate that it supports a federal privacy standard (which is related but a different issue from content moderation). https://t.co/DzW0nNuDBp — PolitiTweet.org

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Whoops, sorry -- here's the direct link to Pichai's written testimony. https://t.co/OCSSCovz5U — PolitiTweet.org

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Google is a little bit more wishy-washy, proposing hypothetical solutions in the abstract without endorsing a specific legislative approach. https://t.co/ZiF6sPo1dJ — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Zuckerberg is the clearest about where he stands. Sounds like he's open to conditional liability a la the EARN IT Act (severed from the encryption fight of course), but leaves it ambiguous as to who gets to determine best practices and what they would be. https://t.co/BiIPBIeT4N https://t.co/E5aNJyv7gl — PolitiTweet.org

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Pay close attention to what each has to say about upcoming policy and legislation, as that'll tell you where the companies plan to fight and where they intend to play ball. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ahead of tomorrow's tech CEOs hearing, Dorsey, Pichai and Zuckerberg's written testimony is now available on the House website: https://t.co/dCvprVEYj4 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @donie: Tomorrow some rich guys will be asked by Congress about their role in the January 6th insurrection. CNN is doing a live online… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BobbyAllyn: New: Former Parler CEO John Matze sues the company and its leadership, including Rebekah Mercer, in Nevada state court clai… — PolitiTweet.org