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UPDATED 10:27 AM PT — Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is demanding answers over claims that tech giants are censoring conservative voices.
During the CEO of Google’s testimony Tuesday, McCarthy claimed 90-percent of all internet searches go through Google and said with that power comes great responsibility. He also alleged there is a widening gap of distrust between tech companies the American people.
This comes amid allegations Google. Twitter and other social media and tech companies have tried to silence conservative view points, which is an issue McCarthy wants addressed.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, talks with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, before the House Judiciary Committee questions Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the internet giant’s privacy security and data collection, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. McCarthy made an opening statement before Pichai appeared. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
“All of these topics — competition, censorship, bias and others – point to one fundamental question that demands the nation’s attention. Are America’s technology companies serving as instruments of freedom or instruments of control? Are they fulfilling the promise of the digital age? Are they advancing the cause of self-government or are they serving of instruments of manipulation?” — Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader
Lawmakers grilled Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai on accusations of bias in search results along with other areas.
