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Talked about, as well as antitrust action, regulation when it comes to transparency, data privacy, perhaps carving out some parts of section 230. maybe the whole menu needs to be considered. it has to be absolutely right, a lot of smaller companies can get caught up in these regulations and be punished. facebook could thrive, which is what we saw in europe with the data privacy regulation there, it actually favors in some ways the biggest companies arguably. so it has to be done right, but also we have to consider that that argument you can't take from facebook or other big tech companies. the...

No shortage of anger here from lawmakers. what there tends to be is a shortage of action. you listened to senators after that hearing, they say what could be the tipping point is the fact they now have a whistle-blower who brought the receipts with her when she left the company, new troves of data, an ability to look under the hood so to speak of facebook and how it works. again, this is not necessarily a conversation exexplicitly about content, it's about the rabbit holes that lead young girls and teens to content that is harmful to their mental health. that's where the conversation is on thi...

Would hope that they would act in a responsible way and we have to call them out on it. >> some policy analysts are surprised that the gop taking on big tech. >> this is definitely a federal government control of speech approach which you wouldn't normally think would resonate with people on the right. this is a strange political time we're in. >> lawmakers from both sides want to reform section 230 for different reasons. why there is no consensus how to do that. >> dana: we'll watch it closely. thank you, chad. >> bill: touching moment indiana caught on camera. want to share it with you. two ...

The gop has argued that social media giants curb conservative content yet videos of the taliban beating women on twitter. republicans want action. >> operating basically uncontrolled without consequence. we see where big tech is becoming more destructive whether it's around child trafficking, child pornography, illegal drug sales and other illegal activity on these platforms. >> top gop members, she wants lawmakers to offer bills to reform big tech this month. there is concern what's called section 230 part of a 1990s telecommunications law that shields firms from liability if their users post...

Attempts to go after Facebook and Twitter could play into the hands of anti-gun activists.