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Third party verification. if someone goes on to your show and if i make a claim, it will be verified on social media. there were no mechanisms to verify it and they didn't do enough in disclosing where some of these ads were coming from. i do think the social media companies, tech companies, need to be more transparent, need to acknowledge that mistakes were made. but overall, i remain a technology opt mifrt and think most americans remain optimistic about technology. >> are you confident the tech companies are taking the steps needed to secure their databases? secure their platforms in time f...

Should really learn the technology and try to be collaborative how to solve the problems that may involve more regulation. but it also just involves a conversation about what type of technology is needed to solve some of these problems. >> isn't it going to be difficult, though, for congress to figure out a way to regulate or work with companies on this? do many folks in congress understand how these platforms work? do many members of congress know how to code? >> well, i think that congress could learn a little bit more. they should come out to the valley and -- learn what is possible. i mean...

Which is -- when i go to places like ohio, youngstown which tim ryan represents, or paintsville, kentucky, hal rogers, a republican represents, he calls paintsville silicon hollow. people there are hungry for technology to come to their communities, to have new tech jobs. and silicon valley has a responsibility to make sure some of these jobs are placed in other parts of the country, and i think congress has a responsibility to understand the benefits of technology as well and how to take advantage of that. >> remember, democratic voters are for the beginning of impeachment proceedings against...

Do you think there's time, it's time for more scrutiny potentially oversight or regulation on the part of congress on to tech? >> i do, but i don't think it is one of grandstanding of just asking a question to make it on to the evening news. it has to be collaboration, and these tech companies have to realize. they claim that they helped to bring on the arab spring and they claim that people like barack obama and bernie sanders benefited from social media and there's no question that they did, but they can't say that they are changing the world with social media and then not acknowledge the ne...