Analysis: Republicans make alleged conservative bias top priority at election security hearing
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., left, and Rep. Jim Jordan, the House Oversight and Reform Committee's ranking member
The technology executives vehemently denied that they engage in shadow banning. There is no evidence that the platforms have been systematically biased against one political party. Republicans are using the groundswell of criticism on both sides to bolster the case for change. Meadows told the companies their “freelance" approach to making content decisions is “over with.”
Some of Trump's top allies in Congress sought to drill down on these allegations. They asked questions focused on an incident at Twitter last year when the company said it accidentally limited the visibility of four Republican members of Congress -- including Meadows and the panel's ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan -- in its search results.
BITS: Both Republicans and Democrats blasted facial recogntion at a Congressional hearing yesterday, raising concerns that the artificial intelligence software could pose a threat to Americans' privacy and civil rights,Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee slammed the largely unregulated technology as inaccurate and invasive, and several raised the prospect of passing a federal law regulating the technology that is growing in popularity with law enforcement.
While Justice Department staff has made this recommendation, it's not a final decision. DOJ’s top antitrust official, Makan Delrahim, will make the final call. A spokesman for DOJ declined to comment to Tony.
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