We will come to order, please. Together the cometty gathers to discuss this meeting will come to order. Thank you. This committee gathers to discuss what the Technology Industry is doing to remove sleep. And extremist content from their platforms. This is a matter of serious importance to the safety and wellbeing of our nations communities. I sincerely hope we can engage in a collaborative discussion about what more can be done within the jurisdiction of this committee to keep our communities safe from those wishing to do us harm. To do us harm. Representatives social Worlds Largest Media Companies. Several r from representatives. Over the past two decades the ups has led the world in the and opment of social media other services that allow people to connect with one another. Open Platform Providers like google, twitser, and facebook and roducts like Instagram Youtube have dramatically changed the away we communicate have been used positively minded groupslike to come together and shed
Today we welcome representatives from the Worlds Largest social Media Companies and Online Platforms. We hear from ms. Monica bickert, head of the Global Policy management for facebook. And mr. Nick pickles, Public Policy at twitter. Mr. Derrick slater, global director of information policy at google and mr. George saline, Senior Vice President of programs for the antidefamation league. Platforms have dramatically changed the way we skmcommunica and have been used positively for likeminded groups to come together and shed light on despotic regimes throughout the world. No matter how great the benefit to society these platforms provide, it is important to consider how they can be used for evil at home and abroad. On august 3rd, 2019, 20 people were killed and more than two dozen injured in a mass shooting at an el paso shopping center. Police have said that they are reasonably confident that the suspect posted a manifesto to a website called 8chan 27 minutes prior to the shooting. 8 cha
This is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to all of you watching us here in the United States, canada and all around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber with Breaking News of israel at war. The Israeli Military says it will allow people in gaza to safe passage. United nations is slamming israel for ordering the Mass Evacuation of palestinians from Northern Sgagaza and allowing te people so little time to get out. One called it outrageous and says it defies the rules of war and basic humanity. Tens of thousands have already fled south but many others are staying put. A sudden surge into Southern Gaza has put a lot of pressure on the Border Crossing into egypt. Gaza hasnt closed it on its side but its unclear due israeli airstrikes on the other side. Thank you for being with us. So the u. N. Spoke yesterday of a 24hour deadline to evacuate gaza city which has long passed. How long do those in gaza city have to evacuate . So, first of all, the residents in gaza city are a priority for the state of israe
So that we will be able to continue to strike military targets belonging to hamas. The impacts must be not only having a physical effect, in gaza, but a psychological effect. Their mission is to wage war on hamas, hamass war is a war against civilians. The level of calamity is indescribable. I just want my children back. I know the whole world is fighting for them. We pull them out of the cars when they were still burning, getting bullets. I havent seen such horrifying and terrible things. I feel ashamed, we failed to protect them. I lost friends. Friends of mine have lost brothers and sisters, its not a cliche, its real. Well, good morning, everyone, it is friday, we are still following the breaking news with much more to come, this morning im Phil Mattingly with poply harlow in new york. 7 00 a. M. On the east coast, 2 00 p. M. In gaza, the Israeli Military warning more than 1 million civilians to evacuate south, and hundreds of thousands of israeli troops mass on the border. Youre l
The president of belarus received credentials from the ambassadors of 11 states, the geography of cooperation from europe to africa and latin america. This ceremony marks the start of the official work of diplomats in our country. As Alexander Lukashenko emphasized, the whole world is now on the difficult path of forming a new structure of International Relations and multipolarity. Belarus, which has experienced many shocks and has repeatedly stopped at the theater of war, has learned the lessons of history; our main task is to prevent new ones. Minsk has constantly pursued a very responsible foreign policy; never in history have we extended our jurisdiction beyond national borders. We pursue an open, peaceful policy, but not all western democracies like this. And then the arguments of powerlessness and sanctions enter. Yours countries have experienced this many times. Just like belarus, therefore we consistently persistently oppose any illegal restrictive measures that harm not so muc