What We Learned From Facebook and Twitter's Wednesday Hearings

Across the board, senators expressed an interest in regulations

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday morning to answer a range of questions about the social media companies’ policies, their handling of disinformation and how they were addressing bots and other “bad actors” on the platforms. Representatives for Google did not attend after declining to send a high-ranking executive.

The questions from both Republicans and Democrats ranged from tedious to contentious. Executives discussed and defended their companies’ data privacy rules, their responses to disinformation campaigns and their approaches toward removing hate speech.

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Spring Special

Save 30% Off an ADWEEK Subscription Today!

View Your Options

Already a member? Sign in