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House Panel Summons CEO Of Apple, Google, Meta And Others For Censoring Content

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House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has subpoenaed the CEOs of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft for information on their content moderation methods.

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The panel wants to know "how and to what extent" the federal government allegedly pressured and coordinated with companies to censor content.

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Jordan has long maintained that major tech companies censor conservative views under the guise of curbing hate speech and misinformation.

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Twitter has not been subpoenaed, likely because Jordan believes it is more supportive of right-wing views with Elon Musk at the helm.

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The social network recently reinstated Donald Trump's account and has been sharing internal "Twitter Files" covering the company's sharing limits on a New York Post story on Hunter Biden, as well as the decision to ban Trump.

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Microsoft confirmed the request in a statement to Engadget and plans to work in "good faith" with the committee.

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The companies have repeatedly denied allegations of bias and insist that they're only trying to remove falsehoods and other harmful material.

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Attempts to prove an anti-conservative bias have failed so far, with multiple studies showing no evidence of these leanings.

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There's also evidence that platforms like Facebook made exemptions for right-wing content that violated misinformation policies.

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It remains to be seen whether the House panel can take action based on their investigation.

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