Live from moscow whats your team thrash one Daniel Hawkins wherever youre watching us from tonight thanks for being with us. Google is being accused of interfering in last years landmark abortion referendum in ireland by blacklisting certain prolife search terms on you tube in the run up to the vote allegation that the tech giant may have attempted to influence the outcome has angered those who voted against allowing abortion in the country protests have been taking place in dublin with more on the story heres. When you type are searched into you expect to see the most relevant results but how do you know that that search result hasnt been manipulated well according to recent revelations you dont in fact its alleged that google which owns you tube with its you tube search results on the eve of the irish abortion referendum according to the project veritas investigative website google is alleged to have manipulated its algorithms and employed socalled black lists on you tube a leaked do
Hearing on Online Platforms and market power focussing on the free and Diverse Press. I recognize myself for an opening statement. In recent years, there has been a cascade of competition problems on the internet. Concentration has pushed local journalism to the verge of extincti extinction. The combination of predatory acquisitions and high Network Effects and switching costs undermine entrepreneurship and startup rates. The sheer dominance has resulted in less products leaving people without a competitive alternative of services. In response to these trends, the committee announced we would conduct a bipartisan investigation into competition in the Online Market place. The purpose stoof document anticompetitive conduct online and sense whether our competition system and current enforcement levels are adequate to address the problems. We will conduct a top to bottom review to a series of hearings, request information relevant to the information and engage in a series of discussions. T
The chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to our first hearing on Online Platforms and market power, focusing on the free and Diverse Press. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. In recent years, there has been a cascade of competition problems on the internet. Concentration in the Digital Marketing has pushed for journalism to the verge of extension. The acquisitions, growing innovation kills him, and high Network Effects and switching costs, appear to undermine entrepreneurship and startup rates. The sheer dominance of some platforms has resulted in the worst products, significantly less choice, leaving people without a competitive alternative to services that harvest the data, manipulative behavior to monetize her attention. Response to these trends, the committee will commit conduct a bipartisan the purpose of this investigation is to document anticompetitive combat conduct online. Examine and and assess whether the com
The chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to our first hearing on Online Platforms and market power, focusing on the free and Diverse Press. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. In recent years, there has been a cascade of competition problems on the internet. Concentration in the Digital Marketing has pushed for journalism to the verge of extension. The acquisitions, growing innovation kills him, and high Network Effects and switching costs, appear to undermine entrepreneurship and startup rates. The sheer dominance of some platforms has resulted in the worst products, significantly less choice, leaving people without a competitive alternative to services that harvest the data, manipulative behavior to monetize her attention. Response to these trends, the committee will commit conduct a bipartisan the purpose of this investigation is to document anticompetitive combat conduct online. Examine and and assess whether the com
Correspondents in out in washington, dc. Plus for me, the in so way. So we were speaking to and to party, to activists in jazz legend, people who say a south africa mox, 15 us Democracy News us now student protests against israels war on guns are ramping off across the united states. With more universities joining the movement, hundreds of demonstrations have been detained. A 1000 to a house in full force on College Campuses, some used chemical irritants and teases to dispose students a few universities of cancel graduation ceremonies, while others have seen that buildings occupied by protest. This has been more than a week since students at Columbia University began demanding the school divest for me as well. Then students at columbia, hava georgetown, mit and George Washington university demanded the same protest spread from the northeast to campuses in michigan, texas, in california. We have a team of correspondents covering the story for us in the us. John henry begins on coverage