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Senate committee issues official subpoenas to Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, and Jack Dorsey — The Verge

Thursday morning, the Senate Commerce committee voted unanimously to issue subpoenas to the CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter, writes Russell Brandom. Here is the...

Congress grills tech CEOs amid backdrop of coronavirus and economic struggles — CNBC

While investors appeared unconcerned, today’s hearing is probably the beginning of a long slog for all four companies, writes Matt Rosoff. Here is the link:...

Facebook ad boycott organizers met with Zuckerberg. It didn’t go well — CNN

Civil rights and activist groups blasted Facebook's leadership on Tuesday after meeting with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives, writes Brian Fung. Here is the...

Zuckerberg says Facebook won’t be ‘arbiters of truth’ after Trump threat — The Guardian

Founder Mark Zuckerberg told Fox News on Thursday that the company should step away from regulating online speech, writes Tom McCarthy. Here is the link:...

Tech execs who lie about privacy violations could face 20 years behind bars under a newly proposed Senate bill — Business Insider

A bill scheduled to be introduced on Thursday in the Senate proposes harsher punishments for tech companies and executives found responsible for privacy violations,...