Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Sundar Pichai to testify before Congress on digital misinformation

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Big Tech is being trotted out in front of Congress again. Congress could smell this idea and information of the technology giants, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing on March 25, will focus on misinformation and disinformation.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Google's Sundar Pichai, and Twitter's Jack Dorsey will testify. Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Sundar Pichai will testify before Congress at a hearing on digital misinformation

Big Tech is being trotted out in front of Congress again. Facebook, Google, and Twitter have come under particularly intense scrutiny over misinformation since the January 6 storming of the Capitol building.

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce announced the hearing will feature appearances from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

The hearing, due to take place on March 25, will focus on misinformation and disinformation. The committee chairs said in a statement: "Whether it be falsehoods about the COVID-19 vaccine or debunked claims of election fraud, these online platforms have allowed misinformation to spread, intensifying national crises with real-life, grim consequences for public health and safety."