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American issue. we should not be called the enemy of the people. you're not my enemy. trump supporters are not our enemy. so i hope if there's an overarching message that folks take away from this book they have a deep appreciation for what we do and one, listen, we're out here doing our jobs and we're not the enemy. >> thanks for being here. the book is "enemy of the people." 90 days, that's how long it's been since a formal on extra white house briefing, 90 days. that's a record. let's bring them back. congressman spearheading what he says is a top to bottom look at whether and how to addres...

Committee just announced it's launching a bipartisan probe in competition in big tech. this move comes after the doj reportedly is preparing an investigation to whether google broke any antitrust laws. here now to talk about this, house minority leader, kevin mccarthy, of course, from california. congressman, who should be worried here? >> i think big tech should be worried. i think google should be worried. this is not the first time they're looking at them. in 2012, the ftc looked at google and found that there were anti-competitive behavior. found they used their monopoly in harming other i...

>> as abhorrent as some of this content can be, it gets down to this principle of giving people a voice. >> so why did he end up caving here? we'll continue to demand answers for you. remember when disgraced fbi agent strzok texted lisa page about an insurance policy to keep trump from getting elected? well, maybe just maybe these latest moves are the beginning of big tech's own version of an insurance policy to see that someone with trump's views never reaches a position of authority again. and that's the angle. joining us now, monica crowley, attorney dan, and elizabeth, who had one of her c...

Each fell almost 20% after both companies said they were spending heavily to combat misinformation and clean up fake accounts on their platforms. >> you look to the near future, and the problem is probably going to get worse. using virtual reality, augmented reality techniques you can already create a fake speech given by someone in a place they never were to an audience they never met and pass it off as real and share that online. now, we're going to need the help of the tech companies to stop that sort of information spreading, otherwise that could have a real outcome on elections in the fut...

Special graphic and special in your honor. i should say to the audience, this very important point, though you are literally the most admired and respected tech journalist, you don't represent tech. in fact, you've been just as critical as many others, but i'm so excited you are here to get the benefit of your experience. the other thing i should always do when we discuss technology is do my full disclosure. i live in silicon valley. i run a tech company, my wife was formerly a top executive at google and now at facebook and we try not to mention uber that came in between. now that's all out o...