Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Facebook And Youtube Parent Companies, Twitter, Reddit

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The committee is seeking information on how “violent extremism” was spread on the platforms prior to the riot and if the companies made efforts to prevent this spread

on Thursday to the parent companies of four major social media platforms — Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and YouTube — as it seeks information on how “violent extremism” was spread on the platforms prior to the riot and if the companies made efforts to prevent this spread.... [+]

before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg, 33, was called to testify after it was reported that 87 million Facebook users had their personal information harvested by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm linked to the Trump campaign.

Unlike many of the subpoenas issued by the committee to former President Donald Trump’s affiliates, the subpoenas issued Thursday do not explicitly request testimony from the companies’ CEOs or other officials, only documents.

 

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