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  Technology   In Other news  30 Aug 2018  Senate to hear from Twitter, Facebook next week over foreign influence operations

Senate to hear from Twitter, Facebook next week over foreign influence operations

REUTERS
Published : Aug 30, 2018, 7:46 am IST
Updated : Aug 30, 2018, 7:46 am IST

Senators Richard Burr and Mark Warner said in a statement the committee hearing would take place on September 5.

Testimonies from Facebook, Twitter and Google will be heard. (Photo: Pixabay)
 Testimonies from Facebook, Twitter and Google will be heard. (Photo: Pixabay)

The Senate intelligence committee said on Wednesday it would hold a hearing next week to look at how social media companies are responding to foreign influence operations, with testimony expected from top executives of Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc.

Senators Richard Burr and Mark Warner said in a statement the committee hearing would take place on September 5, with Jack Dorsey, Twitter chief executive, and Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook chief operating officer, in attendance. It said Larry Page, Alphabet chief executive, also had been invited.

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