The Trump administration will host a technology summit in the coming weeks with executives including Google chief Sundar Pichai, a White House spokeswoman confirmed to the Washington Examiner.
The gathering comes as firms like Google, Facebook, and others face increasing pressure from Congress.
Both Republicans and Democrats are pressuring social media companies to increase security in advance of the 2018 midterm elections after platforms like Facebook fell prey to Russian disinformation campaigns in 2016.
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Pichai met with top House GOP lawmakers last week to address claims that Google’s signature search engine is biased against conservative websites, as well as the company’s reported expansion plans into China. He is expected to appear soon in front of the House Judiciary Committee, after shunning an invitation from the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this year.
On Friday, the Google chief also met with the top White House economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, and the two had a “positive and productive meeting,” according to spokeswoman Lindsay Walters. Pichai accepted an invitation to attend an upcoming roundtable with President Trump, Walters added in an emailed statement.
Technology companies are pressuring Congress to advance comprehensive privacy legislation after new laws in California and Europe. No such measure is expected to move before the November elections.
