Good morning, everybody. I think we have senator blumenthal remotely, is that correct . Mr. Chairman. Is it okay, senator blumenthal, if we move forward . Absolutely. Thanks very much. Okay, ill make a brief Opening Statement and this is about censorship, suppression and the 2020 election, sort of a deep dive, when it comes to twitter and facebook, about the platforms and the decisions they make, how they make them. Can we do better . Do we need to do better . So the first thing i want to talk about here is Health Risks Associated with social media. A 2018 Research Center survey of nearly 750 13 to 17yearolds found that 45 are online almost constantly. A 97 use social media platforms such as youtube, facebook, instagram or snapchat. So why are we having this hearing . The products that these two Companies Offer people like and they use. So the bottom line is, theyve probably been more successful than their wildest dreams. And theyre having to make decisions that offend people on the le
Material on digital platforms be entered into the record. B thank you both for being here today. Without objection. Senator cornyn. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Dorsey, in recent hearings beforee the Senate Commerce thi committee, you said, i think, that twitter has a policy olicy against this information relating to civic integrity. Gri. President trump and his allies have tweeted hundreds of false al claims about the 2020 election. Trump has falsely claimed victory and alleged widespread voter fraud. So, heres the question. Does misinformation about the results of an election and voter fraud relate to civic integrityr why or why not . Yes, it does. And we label those tweets. When the election has not been t called yet or multiple sources have called it differently. Calld im sorry. I didnt understand that. I di did you say you have been able y to tweet . No. Tweet . We have labeled the tweets that would indicate a different result in the election, called e by multiple sources. In the
If he were elected would simply wipe out americas economy, and economy that President Trump has worked so hard to build up. Biden will eradicate the economy, i will eradicate the virus and make the economy better than its ever been. Thats where we were and now are doing it again. [cheering] and lets face it, he is shot, do you agree with that. Im not a fan of his, never was, he was never known as the smart one in the senate. He was a touchyfeely guy, little personality, now the personality is gone and a lot of other things are gone. He will deliver poverty, misery, depression, i will deliver jobs, jobs, jobs, good ones too. Lou the president obviously his energy remains high, his spirits high as well. Despite the efforts, the base petty efforts of the radical dems to try to undercut his campaign and to suppress his voter turnout. Minnesotas radical dem governor jim walsh and state attorney general Keith Ellison using the china virus as a device and an excuse to curb attendance at the r
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