.facebook, Twitter and Google were pressed on their efforts to police extremist content and misinformation at a House hearing Wednesday:
Representatives from the three companies told lawmakers they are investing more in technology and professionals to handle extremist content and misinformation.
Rose especially criticized the Global Internet Forum to Combat Terrorism, a coalition of tech giants aiming to prevent the spread of terrorist content. Forming in 2017, the organization includes Facebook, Twitter and Google. Rose called the group a “joke of an association.” Oof. Some Republicans raised concerns that the tech companies are biased against conservatives, which the tech representatives denied. Tech reps included Monika Bickert, head of global policy management at Facebook, Nick Pickles, global senior strategist for public policy at Twitter, and Derek Slater, global director of information policy at Google.’s been singing a similar tune, claiming Google and Facebook should be sued over their alleged bias toward conservatives.
Throughout the hearing, the conversation often weaved back to concerns about freedom of speech and discussions about if the companies should censor speech.
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