Next, officials from twitter, facebook and twitter. The topics included russian use of false advertising and micro targeting. And suggestions for regulation of political advertising on the web. The subcommittee hearing is three hours. No one know. Thank you. The subcommittee will come to order. Ill make an opening statement. I think if senator grassley comes he will be allowed to do so. The title is extremist content in russia disinformation online. Working to find solution. Thats what we want to do. We here to try to find solutions. I want to describe the challenge. I doubt if i would be here if it were base for social media. President trump told fox news. This is the president say that from his point of view, social media was an invaluable tool to help them win. I would daresay everyone uses your service not only to the user, the millions of americans easier technology to share your step as a grandchild and i like to say to all of you you have enriched america. We have more Informati
Mr. Graham thank you all. The subcommittee will come to order. Heres sort of the order of today. Ill make an opening statement. Senator whitehouse, senator feinstein would like it make one. I think senator grassley comes, hell certainly be allowed to do so. The title of this hearing is extremist content and russian disinformation online, working with tech to find solutions. Thats exactly what we want to do. Were here to try to find solutions. Let me describe, i think, the challenge. I doubt if i would be here if it werent for social media, to be honest with you, President Trump told fox news on october 20, 2017. So this is the president of the United States saying that from his point of view, social media was an invaluable tool to help him win an election. I would dare say that every politician up here today asking you questions uses your service and we find it invaluable to communicate with our constituents and get our message out. Not only do we use it, not only does the president us
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
Traditional cyber security, account compromised, surveillance, dissemination of stolen information. It is only recently that we have seen this threats evolve into this threat you all into dissemination of misinformation. Countries, specific it really is a global threat that we think of it. We would certainly be happy to come back and provide more details on specific actors. Is that true for the rest of you . We as we said in a written testimony see a disproportionate amount of spam or automated accounts coming out of russia. Our tools and technology are agnostic to country. Can hereon and north korea potentially do this . Cant you iran and north korea potentially do this . Yes the internet is borderless. You said you started picking up foreign interference two years ago, is that right . Been tracking threats actors for several years. Before the 2016 election cycle. Did you find activity after the election . Yes we did. What happened after the election . Following the election, we had s
Good tuesday morning. Welcome to squawk alley. Joining us this morning, elie wiehl is on set and mike isaac. We will get to you in a couple of minutes. We start with mixed signals from washington over the president s reported conversation with Russian Foreign minister lavrov inside the oval office. National security adviser h. R. Mcmaster now set to hold an oncamera press briefing in about 30 minutes. We will bring it to you when it happens. John harwood is in washington to set the scene. Clearly the white house is taking this seriously, as it should. What do we expect to hear from mcmaster . Well, i think this is the most significant damage control this white house has had to do so far, because what we have been seeing is an erosion of republican support. Its not an outright jailbreak in terms of people fleeing him but you do hear more serious criticism of him because this does involve National Security, not just involving russia, but also involving isis and i would expect that genera