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\tThe CEOs of Alphabet, Facebook and Twitter failed to dodge another appearance before the US Congress, with a Senate committee voting to compel them to answer questions about free speech and alleged political bias on their platforms.<\/p>\n

Senators are keen to hear from Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey before a Presidential election in November as part of a broader debate on overturning a law commonly known as Section 230, which protects social media companies from liability over content posted by users.<\/p>\n

The executives declined to appear voluntarily.<\/p>\n

Senator John Wicker, chair of the committee which voted to order them to attend a hearing, explained there are concerns Section 230 allows social media to stifle political debate and “determine what millions of Americans read, view and hear everyday\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said a congressional hearing would \u201cincrease transparency and accountability among big tech companies” and press the executives to reaveal how much influence their businesses hold over free speech \u201cduring a critical time in our democratic process\u201d.<\/p>\n

A date for the hearing has yet to be set.<\/p>\n

Political posturing dominated a hearing the tech CEOs voluntarily attended in July [1] which was meant to be focused on digital competition.<\/p>\n

[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/tech-chiefs-take-on-us-congress<\/p>\n\n

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