Democracy & Elections Lawfare News

Hearing on Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation

Victoria Gallegos
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 10:14 AM

On Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 12:00 p.m., the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee and the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee  will hold a hearing on social media's role in promoting extremism and misinformation.

Published by The Lawfare Institute
in Cooperation With
Brookings

On Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 12:00 p.m., the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee and the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on social media's role in promoting extremism and misinformation.

The subcommittees will hear testimony from Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and chief executive officer of Facebook; Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google; and Jack Dorsey, chief executive officer of Twitter.

You can read the written testimonies of the witnesses here: Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey, and you can watch a livestream of the hearing here or below:


Victoria Gallegos is a senior at the University of Mississippi, studying international studies and Spanish. She is an intern at Lawfare.

Subscribe to Lawfare