Next, a look at the spread of disinformation on social media and other platforms. The subcommittee hearing included a representative from facebook and other tech experts. Testifying on ways to counter the problem. Good morning everyone. The subcommittee on Consumer Protection and commerce will now come to order. We will begin with member statements and i will begin by recognizing myself for five minutes. Good morning and thank you for joining us here today. Given what is going on in the world. esentative czajkowski owski we have seen life for americans transformed in many positive ways. The internet provides new opportunities for commerce, education, information and connecting people. However, along with these many new opportunities, we have seen new challenges as well. Stocking thee online marketplace using deceptive techniques to influence the consumers with deceptive designs to fool them into giving away present information, stealing their otherand engineering unfair practices. The
Given what is going on in the world. esentative czajkowski owski we have seen life for americans transformed in many positive ways. The internet provides new opportunities for commerce, education, information and connecting people. However, along with these many new opportunities, we have seen new challenges as well. Stocking thee online marketplace using deceptive techniques to influence the consumers with deceptive designs to fool them into giving away present information, stealing their otherand engineering unfair practices. The federal trade Commission Works to protect americans from many unfair and deceptive practices. A lack of resources, authority and even a lack of will has left Many American simmers feeling helpless in this digital world. Adding to that feeling of helplessness, new technologies are increasing the scope and scale of the problem. Manipulation of video and otherterns technologies are hurting us indirect and indirect ways. Congress has unfortunately taking a laiss
Good morning everyone. In morning, everyone. The subcommittee on Consumer Protection and congress commerce, wilbur come to order. We will begin with member statements and i will begin by recognizing myself for five minutes. Good morning, and thank you for joining us here today. Given whats going on in the world, its really impressive to see the turnout that is here today and i welcome everyone. In the two plus decades since the creation of the internet, we have seen life for americans and their families transformed in many positive ways. The internet provides new opportunities for commerce, education, information and connecting people. However, along with these many new opportunities, we have seen new challenges as well. Bad actors are stocking the online marketplace using deceptive techniques to influence consumers deceptive designed, to for them. Deceptive designs for them in the giving away, personal information, stealing their money and in gauging another unfair practices. The fede
Testifying on ways to counter the problem. Good morning everyone. In morning, everyone. The subcommittee on Consumer Protection and congress commerce, wilbur come to order. We will begin with member statements and i will begin by recognizing myself for five minutes. Good morning, and thank you for joining us here today. Given whats going on in the world, its really impressive to see the turnout that is here today and i welcome everyone. In the two plus decades since the creation of the internet, we have seen life for americans and their families transformed in many positive ways. The internet provides new opportunities for commerce, education, information and connecting people. However, along with these many new opportunities, we have seen new challenges as well. Bad actors are stocking the online marketplace using deceptive techniques to influence consumers deceptive designed, to for them. Deceptive designs for them in the giving away, personal information, stealing their money and in
Extraordinarily sincere thank yous to matt sick and a better phil mead and Scott Stephenson here at the museum of the American Revolution for approaching me with a request for a lecture on this subject for this particular audience. I think i may owe you all appear. I was honored by your invitation, and im very, very excited to be here. So how about a quick round of applause for the entire staff of moar, including their hospital staff . Our wonderful hosts for putting this all together. And. Scott, im going to go on the record and say that your scones are tastier than ron hursts. So ill take is there anyone amongst us who has not heard of the legendary duo of calver and bolton to our particular sect of nerd them . Theyre superheroes. They are, to us what batman and robin are to comic book geeks of all ages. Though no less ridiculous to our 21st century sensibilities rather than leotards in a cape. Our gents did their best work clad in starched collars, neckties and thick wool. William L