House Judiciary Subpoenas CEOs Of Largest Tech Companies Including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is subpoenaing executives of five of the nation's largest tech companies, demanding the companies turn over documents and other information, part of a broader GOP effort to investigate claims of ties between the Biden administration and Big Tech. Conservative anti-censorship.
"Congress has an important role to play in protecting and promoting fundamental principles of free speech, including investigating how private actors coordinate with government to suppress speech protected by the First Amendment," Jordan's office said in a statement. Note "These challenges are the first step in holding Big Tech to account."
Cases were sent to Mark Zuckerberg of the Meta platform, Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, Tim Cook of Apple, Andy Jassy of Amazon and Satya Nadella of Microsoft.
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Twitter's Elon Musk, seen as a conservative ally, was absent from the vote.
"We have already begun producing materials in response to the committee's request and will continue to do so in the future," Facebook said.
Microsoft made a similar statement. "We have started preparing documents, we are discussing with the committee and we are committed to work with integrity", the company said.
Republicans have complained for years that tech companies stifle conservative opinions and voices or limit their presence on major social media platforms to influence voters or influence elections in favor of one party.
Tech companies deny any bias, saying their policies strike a balance between users' right to speak up and hate, abuse and misinformation from their platforms.
The subpoenas seek information about the Biden administration's efforts to influence how these companies handle their content.
Jordan requested the documents before the House GOP took over last year.
"The House Judiciary Committee has made several attempts to contact the five companies since last December. Unfortunately, the companies have not responded appropriately to our requests," Jordan said in a statement.
He also chaired the new House Subcommittee on Federal Armaments.
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