Officials testify about Consumer Protection. They looked at Internet Service providers, Tech Companies and Internet Users who repost thirdparty material. The committee will now come to order. The chair now recognizes himself for five minutes for an opening statement. Online content moderation has largely enabled the internet experience that we know today, whether its looking up restaurant reviews on yelp, catching up on snl on youtube or checking in on a friend or a loved one on social media, these are all experiences that weve come to know and rely on, and the platforms we go to to do these things have been enabled by usergenerated content as well as the ability of these companies to moderate that content. Section 23069 Communications Decency act has enabled that ecosystem to evolve, by giving Online Companies the ability to moderate content without equating them to the publisher or speaker of that content, weve enabled the creation of massive online communities of millions and billio
A we are going to convene the committee on Homeland Security. We are going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so that members can have access to the witnesses the committee is here to receive testimony on terrorism threats to the Homeland Party to. The committee as i indicated is meeting to hear from the witnesses the committee has focused on ensuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this response ability seriously as has every chairman of the committee. To hear about the threats we face directly from the charge im concerned about the department of Homeland Security. Its been 203 days since the department has had a confirmed secretary recently announced hes leaving after six months on the job. The replacement will be the fifth place and to leave dhs in fewer than three years and even though hes leaving tomorrow the president has yet to announce who his replacement will be. What is the delay . We learned that the white
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