In the United States, as countermeasures against false information spread on social media become an issue, top management such as Facebook and Twitter will be called to a hearing in the House of Representatives next month to testify about the response of each company. became.
In the United States, countermeasures against the spread of false information about new coronavirus vaccines and elections on social media have become an issue.
A committee of the US House of Representatives issued a statement on the 18th, with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Pichai, and Twitter CEO Dorsey testifying at a hearing on the 25th of next month. I announced that.
In the statement, he criticized that "the operating company has neglected the spread of incorrect information" and is expected to take measures from each company.
Concerning social media, there is ongoing debate in the United States asking how far the operating company should check the content posted by users and reviewing the law that exempts the operating company from legal liability.
This is the first time that a hearing has been held in the new parliament that started last month, inviting the top IT giants, and the focus will be on whether discussions such as tightening regulations on each company will begin in earnest.