'Yes or no?' US lawmakers fume over Big Tech's answers on misinformation

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Social media's role in Capitol insurrection examined.

'Yes or no?' US lawmakers fume over Big Tech's answers on misinformation
In their first appearance before Congress since Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, the chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter were asked by US lawmakers whether their platforms bore some responsibility for the riot: "yes or no?" Social media has been widely blamed for ...

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