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Twitter, Google, Facebook CEOs defend key internet law

By Nandita Bose and David Shepardson

Oct 29 2020 6:44AM

Before US Senate panel.

Twitter, Google, Facebook CEOs defend key internet law

The chief executives of Twitter and Google defended a law protecting internet companies before a US Senate panel on Wednesday, while Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg struggled to connect virtually, bringing the hearing to a brief halt. The topic of reforming the law has split US lawmakers on ways ...

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