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Hearing — am glad that we are having this hearing today. big tech has transformed the information super highway— transformed the information super highway into a super spread of harmful— highway into a super spread of harmful content, invasive surveillance practices and addictive and damaging design features. data is and damaging design features. data is ijil and damaging design features. data is big techs most valuable commodity and by collecting far more user data _ commodity and by coll...

For house republican leader kevin mccarthy. this will be a big test for house judiciary ranking f member jim jordan. my former boss, chuck grassleyck from iowa g has delivered the republican votes inn the senate. where mccarthyta and jordan stands on this crucial bill to hold tech accountable. >> so a lot hangs on thise quickly. >> if youre following at home and youre not deep inn the minutia of congress, when can we look for this to become a major news story? whens the vote? well, there hasnt b...

Of those are on the list. alll of those are starting toe work on now the irs releasing the taxpayers audits whengo they go forward. how can they release fw somebos taxpayers information that also needs to be investigated because the irs is being used americans. t buts what were going to do w lets be very clear. were going too have commitmenti to america ton join with us. were going to make america energy independent. were going to secure our borders. weveo seer of parents bill of rights. to hold...

Powerless, a loss of control. they want to stop the auto play, for example. they need more tools to do it. and so we want to hold big tech accountable with that standard of care and a requirement that the social media platforms impose as a default setting the safest possible procedures. that standard of care, more transparency, giving parents tools so that they can take back control and opt out of the

Bad stuff is happening, and... youre the new tobacco, whether you like it or not. and youve got to stop selling the tobacco. >> reporter: 15-year-old mason bogard died after apparently attempting a choking challenge he saw online. his mother, joann. >> i think now is the time for congress to pass the legislation so that we can hold them-- big tech accountable for these things that theyre letting slide through. theyre harming our kids. >> reporter: ahead of the hearing, instagram announced new sa...

Quote flag it into influence it i think is very concerning, i think that the heart of the cas against big tech. >> at the same time youre introducing new legislation, they democrats are which would actually hold big tech accountable if they dont censo what they say is misinformation on the web. you talk to people who are free-speech advocates and they say look, instead of censoring content on the web, there shoul be more content out there to contradict if you will what you believe is misinformat...

Will be the first state to hold big tech accountable to that every day people who use their platforms have an ability to fight back. >> the law prohibits platforms from suspending or banning the accounts of political candidates in the state. a direct response to facebook and twitter banning former president trump in january after the attacks on the capitol. the bill also allows florida residents who are deplatformed as its called to sue those companies. floridas law comes as u.s. lawmakers propo...

On. i am chairing the technology task force and we are looking at these issues. censorship and prioritization. privacy and data security. we are working to hold big tech accountable for this. my goodness. if youve got facebook or big tech companies and they are paid in rubles, rubles? for political ads. honest-to-goodness. they should know, neil, but thats not a valid political ad. >> neil: do you worry, senator, i know you dont like federal interference in these kind of matters but obviously th...