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Trump. Welcome everybody. I think we have some republicans leadership elections coming in. Can you see me, can you hear me and is working. Week social media oversight, i cannot wait have social media come to the committee and explained to themselves about their platforms. Thats on the 17th and there is a lot of support to take a hard look at social media platforms, the act is on and crossfire hurricane, he is going to appear remotely so i appreciatet him coming it will o is make an opening statement. Crossfire hurricane has been looked at in many fashions, the Inspector Generals report found 17 policies of violation regarding the way the crossfire hurricane operation was performed they rebuke the fbi and the department of justice regarding the application made against carter page, every person that we talk to, have been able to get a hold of, i know then what i knew now i would not have signed the carter page warrant applicatio ....
Said this hearing will her were turned to order and we understand that senator moran is next so sir you are recognized. Chairman wicker thank you very much and thank you for you and senator cantwell hosting this hearing. Let me address initially this topic that seems to be primary today and then that is of data privacy. Let me ask all three witnesses how much money does your company stand annually on content moderation . How many people work in general in the area of content moderation including by private contract . Let me start with those two questions and ultimately want to ask you how much money does your company spend independently on lawsuits for content. See that mr. Zuckerberg do you want to go first . Senator we have more than 35,000 people who work on content and safety review and i believe our budget is multiple billions of dollars a year, upwards of three or maybe even more billion dollars a year which is a greater amount in revenue in the sense that we are spending more on ....
Quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer well, mr. President , for more than a year and a half, leader mcconnell and Senate Republicans have refused to take action on the housepassed for the people act. At a time when our democracy is under siege in so many ways, the for the people act is a bold proposal that will restore Peoples Trust in our democratic system, a trust that is fading. It is under it is for the people. In order to make a more perfect union. It would shore up our elections from threats from abroad. Thats something we have just recently read more and more about. Why arent we doing more on that . In fact, when senator van hollen a few days ago put on the floor the an act u. C. Of an act that would say russia should have sanctions imposed on it if they interfere with our elections, the other side blocked it. I hope theyre n ....
Enjoy book tv this weekend every weekend on cspan two. Committee judiciary continued its review of the fbis russia probe by hearing testimony from former deputy fbi director Andrew Mccabe. He was asked about the origins of the investigation. Werether actions that taken by the fbi. This after james comey was fired by President Trump. Buckle, everybody. We have some republicans welcome, everybody. We have some republicans at leader elections. The election is over, they are counting the votes and making legal challenges. , we willthose are made have that done. We still have two outstanding races in georgia to determine control of the senate. And the committee will keep moving forward doing its work. Next week, we have social media oversight. To have the social media ceos come to the committee and explain themselves. We will take a hard look at social media platforms. After the h ....