The special counsel. Partisan democrats and their allies were crushed. A few months ago when the report cleared the president of conspiring with russia during the 2016 campaign and now the hyping of the special counsels congressional testimony has fallen flate once again. But the conspiracy theories and reckless accusations have to continue. Too many people have invested too much time in the hysterical eco Chamber Simply wind it down and join the rest of us and the real world the outrage Industrial Complex needed a new target, and thats where i come in. Mitch mcconnell, the hawkish Foreign Policy conservative who spent decades pushing back on russia every way i can think of was accused of what amounts to treason by multiple Media Outlets within a couple of hours. These absurd smears were not thrown out there by anonymous twitter account. It was pushed by big time. The smear that i am a russian asset ran in the opinion pages of thege Washington Post. The quote that i am unamerican was b
Morning on cspan. On cspan. Org. Click speech of tiktok in the United States or discussion with acxiom stack welcome to the program for. Thank you for having me. Take us back in time a little bit about debating this the president. It was the issue at the core . Whats this all started about a year ago when energy and Commerce Committee really quick to issues were highlighted during that hearing. Number one is the National Security concern. As data privacy concerns with the act. With its owner having too many ties to the Chinese Government paid the started about a year ago. Shortly after words a bill was introduced we have directs the divestment the band of tiktok frequencies the word band would be a technical ban if it were to go through . Works dependency ask the bill authors are adamant clarifying this is not necessarily a bill to ban the app. It gives tiktok the option of finding a different owner put a u. S. Owner that is not a National Security threat. But, because the silt could b
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I want to say on behalf of the full committee the families and friends of those effected by a senseless terror act. To most on this committee we have come to expect this. We have spent countless hours working through the threats that exist to this country and around the world and its sad we have come to the point where nothing can happen that surprises us. Its the responsibility of this committee to work hand in hand to help keep america safe by providing the tools that they need. It is in spreading disinformation and discord during the 2016 elections. This was an opportunity for each of you to tell your respective stories and if necessary correct the record it will be discussing russia and russias activities. Im hoping to provide with how foreign actors used their platforms to circulate lives and agitate unrest during last years elections. Im also hopeful youll share with us what youre companies are doing to make it harder for foreign actors to use your platforms automatted accounts a
Facebook questions. Watch indepth with author Michael Lewis sunday live from noon to 3 pm eastern on book tv on cspan2. Next, social Media Company executives from facebook, twitter and google testified before a Senate Hearing about russianbased accounts that tried to influence the november election and what their companies are doing to protect users from malicious and misleading content. Before a coherent order. Good morning, i like to welcome our witnesses today. Before i introduce them, ill say on behalf of the full committee our hearts and prayers go out to the individuals in new york, the families and the trillions of those affected by this senseless terror. Most on this committee have come to expect this. We spent countless hours working through the threats that exist to this country and around the world and its sad that weve come to the point where really nothing can happen that surprises us, but its the responsibility of this committee to work handinhand with our Intelligence Co