Google CEO Sundar Pichai will testify before Congress in December after criticism emerged claiming that the search engine is biased against conservatives.
The hearing will be held Dec. 5 before the House Judiciary Committee, three sources familiar with the plans told the Washington Post.
GOP lawmakers have castigated Google for allegedly filtering search results and silencing right-leaning news, perspectives, and users. President Trump has also claimed that the search engine promotes negative stories about his administration.
Google has denied all of these accusations, and will soon be facing the same public spotlight and scrutiny that other tech giants have faced recently, including Facebook and Twitter.
The tech company has faced backlash for its handling of a bug that was discovered in March but only revealed last month. The bug could have possibly exposed personal data of hundreds of thousands of its users on its social media platform Google+.
Outgoing Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said in September that he was curious about Google’s algorithm and how it works.
Also in September, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., asked Pichai during their meeting on Capitol Hill to testify before Congress, and the Google CEO agreed.
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