This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Today, we will discuss with the technology is doing to remove violent and extremist tenth from their platform. This is a matter of serious important to the safety and wellbeing of our nations communities. I 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. Today, we representative on the Worlds Largest social Media Companies and Online Platforms, we hear from this Monika Bickert, head of the Global Policy management for facebook, and mr. Nick pickles, policy director of twitter. Mr. Derek slater, Global Policy director, and Senior Vice President of program for the anti defamation league. Over the past two decades, the United States has led the world in the development of social media and other services to allow people to sites like google, facebook, and twitter, and platforms like instagram and twitter have ch
Hearing. The chair is roger wicker of mississippi. This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Today, we will discuss with the technology is doing to remove violent and extremist tenth from their platform. This is a matter of serious important to the safety and wellbeing of our nations communities. I 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. Today, we representative on the Worlds Largest social Media Companies and Online Platforms, we hear from this Monika Bickert, head of the Global Policy management for facebook, and mr. Nick pickles, policy director of twitter. Mr. Derek slater, Global Policy director, and Senior Vice President of program for the anti defamation league. Over the past two decades, the United States has led the world in the development of social media and other services to allow people to sites like google, facebook, and twitte
The political crisis in spain has deepened with the leader of catalonia condemning the Spanish Governments plans to sack the regional administration. Carles puigdemont declared that a coup was being mounted and compared the actions of the government in madrid to those of the fascist dictator, general franco. The spanish Prime Minister, mariano rajoy, said hed been left with no choice by an illegal independence referendum. Earlier, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest, as tom burridge reports from barcelona. Angrier than ever before catalans who want independence, digesting madrids unprecedented move to temporarily scrap their devolved government. Theyjust want to crush us down. And weve got dignity. Weve got our dignity. Weve fought for it for years. We couldnt speak catalan 40, 50 years ago. Are we going to go back to that . I want to see the army here. Were going to see it at this rate. I dont want that. Im young and i dont have that much knowledge, but i ha
Voice in the brexit negotiations. Ukips Paul Nuttalls message when it comes to brexit his party is the real deal. Well be across the country, bringing you the latest from the electoral front line also tonight. Police searching for Xavier Thomas after the London Bridge attack have found a body in the thames the eighth victim. They were first on the scene at last saturdays attack then they had a job to do, today they offered a tribute. Celebrities, friends and fans gatherfor a memorial to comedian ronnie corbett. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. The lions still to hit their stride as they slip to defeat in their second tour match of new zealand. Welcome to the bbc news at six. With just over 12 hours until polls open, Party Leaders have spent the day criss crossing the country, making their last pitch to voters. Fifty days after calling the General Election, theresa may said that brexit was the priority and she was the leader best able to build a stronger, More Prosperous Britain.
People have been killed in a Suicide Car Bombing in the capital kabul. It happened during the morning rush hour in the west of the city. Heres a close up of the area you can see its close to the university and some government ministries. Its also home to many from the shia hazara community. The taliban have claimed responsibility. They said they were targeting intelligence officials on this bus. But afghan officials said the people on the bus were employees from the ministry of mines. Lets show you these pictures from the aftermath. 42 people were injured there are fears the number of casualties could rise. Heres what one person caught up in the blast described. Translation two cars were burning, you could see bodies scattered. Several shops were on fire. It was horrific, everyone was trying to run away, including women and people on their way to work. It comes less than two months after an even bigger attack in kabul that killed over 150 people. In fact, the United Nations says that i