Google CEO Pichai Expects to Meet Lawmakers Friday
Sundar Pichai expects to meet Friday with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the Google CEO confirmed in an email Tuesday. Senate Intelligence Committee ranking member Mark Warner, D-Va., told us the executive is meeting with a “partisan group” of House Republicans…
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Friday. He cited the platform’s recent absence from a hearing with Twitter and Facebook executives (see 1809050057). “I look forward to meeting with Members on both sides of the aisle, answering a wide range of questions, and explaining our approach,” Pichai said in a statement. “These meetings will continue Google's long history of engaging with Congress, including testifying seven times to Congress this year.” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has been a vocal critic of alleged anti-conservative bias on Google, announcing Sept. 11 an invite to the platform. Google didn't respond to questions about reports Pichai also plans to testify before the House Judiciary Committee after the November elections. The committee didn’t comment. Content Creators Coalition launched a campaign Tuesday calling for Congress to subpoena testimony from Google so it can answer questions on “the Russian attack on the 2016 election, as well as the company’s long history of ignoring illegal activities on its networks.”