Happen right now on capitol hill 4 of the most powerful men in the u. S. Tech industry are being questioned on whether their platforms have violated antitrust laws in recent years as theyve risen to dominate the internet Rachel Blevins is joining us now to discuss the latest developments there as a ritual who is testifying today and what led us to this point where this hearing comes after more than a year of Research Conducted by the house judiciary subcommittee and which available to 4 of the Top Tech Companies here in the u. S. To ask questions about whether they are unfairly stifling their much smaller competitors now of course were still dealing with the corona virus pandemic so this hearing was carried out virtually and the testimonies included this. Apple and google. Facebook and amazon now all of these companies have been accused of manipulating their search results to promote their own products and interest so this hearing is still going on right now as we speak what have been