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It was briefly taken down by one twitter employee on their last day at work. trump responded, tweeting. my twitter account was taken down for 11 minutes by a rogue employee. i guess the word must finally be getting out and having an impact. end quote. joining me now, cnn's senior technology correspondent. this is a much bigger issue about the power that these companies have, and that individuals may have in tampering with the potus? >> absolutely. i think this is a very important moment in time where a lot of people are wondering about the decisions made behind closed doors like twitter. you h...

More than $3 trillion. look at this. shares of facebook, amazon, alphab alphabet, amazon. the stocks are surging even as the tech execs face tough questions about russian meddling on capitol hill. but wall street has largely brushed aside those concerns, focusing instead on these companies' huge profits and growth potential. it is remarkable when you see some of those advances in those stocks. >> people making a lot of money. >> absolutely. >> "early start" continues right now. important, additional measures are being taken for safety. the bottom line is, we are going to go about our busines...

Po pokemon go. >> listen to this. >> the challenge of fake news and authenticity. we see tech execs dealing with it right now, and outlets being used by russian troll farms to influence politics. what do you see happening? >> it's a dangerous moment. it's a moment when we are realizing we can't just leave it all to al kagorithms. what is good for this country's bottom line is not good for democracy. the algorithms will feed you content that confirms your biases. what they are designed to achieve, they are designed to get you to click. you are going to be more likely

Developing news on russia and social media. 200 accounts were shut down. congressional investigators calling on tech execs to testify. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg continues to backtrack on his past denials that facebook spread fake news which he once called crazy. this is a story about how the internet works and how corporations want it to work. this is why we've asked chris hayes to join the beat for a deeper look. every time they're busted, they deny wrongdoing, they slowly take down the ads long after the damage appears. it is the same with pirated music or hate speech. some of the reasons...

In many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual, rights that are enshrined in our constitution. this undermines the freedoms we all cherish. it's time for a change. these top tech execs were saying these surveillance programs go just too far. they'll be talking about that with with the president. as you mentioned, carol, yes, they'll be talking about the implementation of healthcare.gov, the messy rollout of the website. some other tech firms here will specialize in website development. the president will likely be tapping their minds for s...