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Social media CEOs defend content moderation practices at Senate committee hearing

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Social media CEOs defend content moderation practices at Senate committee hearing

Gaurav Gupte | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US

November 18, 2020 07:59:47 am

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, chief executives of Facebook and Twitter respectively, defended content moderation practices on their platforms during a contentious hearing before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The hearing comes amidst increasing criticism from across the political spectrum regarding the role of social media platforms in both disseminating and censoring news. [...]

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