Big Tech CEOs told 'time for self-regulation is over' by US lawmakers

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Face criticism over extremism and misinformation.

Big Tech CEOs told 'time for self-regulation is over' by US lawmakers
The chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter faced criticism from US lawmakers on Thursday about their approaches to extremism and misinformation in their first appearances before Congress since pro-Trump rioters assaulted the US Capitol in January. "We fled as a mob desecrated the ...

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