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Really celebrates innovation in technology. this is where twitter really got its start. this is where i interviewed the twitter founders for the first time, where i spoke to the uber founder for the first time. there has always been a certain sense of optimism about technology. things have changed. this is the first year i have been here where people are really questioning the power and influence of technology. it's this idea that with great power comes great responsibility. you have panels this year where tech executives are being grilled on if their platforms had become too powerful. and you...

This is my tenth year coming to south by southwest. i started coming when companies like twitter were launching here and there was so much optimism around there. and now you have people really nervous, and panels where tech executives are being called out. they're raising their hand and saying, do you have too much power? what are you doing? that's really something people are talking about. you had elon musk come and do a panel. and he was talking about the dangers of artificial intelligence, saying, we have to pay attention to this. hollywood is paying attention, which is very interesting. yo...

2016 election that broke all the rules." larry, i want to get to what happened in those hearings, the tech executives revealing some pretty astounding findings. facebook saying 126 million users may have seen russian content. another 20 million users may have reached on instagram. and then on twitter, nearly 1.5 million tweets have been linked back to russian bot accounts so far. given the margin of victory could this have ultimately altered the outcome of the election? >> look, it's possible, alex. we'll never know. i could certainly believe it in a state like michigan where the margin was ab...

For it. >> reporter: the new revelations after congress grilled tech executives in the attempt for russians to meddle in the election. >> do you believe any of your companies have identified the full scope of russian active ace measures on your platform. >> our investigation continues. so i would have to say no. >> congress is now considering legislation that would require social media companies to disclose who is buying political ads, similar to tv and radio and newspapers. jolene kent. and now let's bring in kurt wagner for recode and let's bring in eugene scott, washington post political ...

>> they are. chuck grassley, ranking democrat dianne feinstein and the senate intelligence committee leadership and richard burr and mark warner have run into roadblocks. last week senator burr was blunt. >> the committee cannot really decide the credibility of the dossier without understanding things like who paid for it, who were your sources and sub sources? >> former trump campaign advisor carter paige he wants to testify publicly november 1 along with tech executives before the senate intelligence committee. he is refusing to provide records to the committees on the basis he may incrimina...