And then it welcome our witnesses in the Senior Vice President of council at google the media has been fixated on the platforms from spreading misinformation during the 2016 election. This was an opportunity for each of you to tell your respective stories of necessary correct the record. My sense is not all aspects of those stories have been told accurately but i will go for the record of this committee now is having the 17th open hearing and the 12th of which we will be discussing russias activities. Im hopeful we can provide an informed an incredible credible assessment how you use your platforms during last years elections. I am also hopeful you will share what your companies are doing to make it harder for foreign actors future platforms automated accounts to falsify stories here in the United States. The National Security shows the unacceptable risk to have a responsibility to reduce that vulnerability. While on the topic of responsibility and will push back on some narratives spr
I call the hearing to order. Good morning. Id like to welcome our Witnesses Today. Before i introduce them, i want to say on behalf of the full committee that our hearts and prayers go to the individuals in new york, the families and the friends of those who were affected by a senseless terror act. To those on this committee, weve come to expect this. We spend countless hours working existh the threats that to this country and around the world, and it is sad we have come to the point where nothing can happen that surprises us. But it is the response of this committee to work handinhand with our Intelligence Community to keep america safe by providing the tools they need to to accomplish their mission. We will continue to do that. As is the case that we are here today, and i welcome our witnesses, the Vice President and general counsel at facebook, the general counsel at twitter, and the senior Vice President and general counsel at google. Theseveral months now, media has been fixating
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250, a longawaited british inquiry slams former Prime Minister tony blair for backing the 2003 u. S. Invasion that destroyed iraq and desestabilizd the region. We will speak to tariq ali and exile Sami Ramadani in london. Into bangladesh and saudi arabia, whicich both suffered is attacks this week during the final days of the holy month of ramadan. We will spspeak to islamic schor Tariq Ramadan in oxford and go to bangladesh. The militant groups are taking our innocent young people and in the name of religion, their misguiding them and sending them too the deathtrap. Isislam is a religion of peace. It does not support killing innocent people. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The federal bureau of investigation is not recommending charges against democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton over her use of multiple private email servers while she was secretary of state. This comes despite fbi
250, a longawaited british inquiry slams former Prime Minister tony blair for backing the 2003 u. S. Invasion that destroyed iraq and desestabilizd the region. We will speak to tariq ali and exile Sami Ramadani in london. Into bangladesh and saudi arabia, whicich both suffered is attacks this week during the final days of the holy month of ramadan. We will spspeak to islamic schor Tariq Ramadan in oxford and go to bangladesh. The militant groups are taking our innocent young people and in the name of religion, their misguiding them and sending them too the deathtrap. Isislam is a religion of peace. It does not support killing innocent people. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The federal bureau of investigation is not recommending charges against democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton over her use of multiple private email servers while she was secretary of state. This comes despite fbi