Tech giants poised for congressional spotlight next week

By Kelly Cohen

Published October 25, 2017 8:16pm ET

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Tech giants poised for congressional spotlight next week — Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., alongside Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and John McCain, R-Ariz., have introduced new legislation which would require ads on social media platforms to explain who bought them. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

The three technology media giants absorbing most of the spotlight for Russian influence in 2016 election on their respective platforms are poised to testify in open hearings next week before Congress.

Facebook, Twitter, and Google will send their three general counsels to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 1, the panel announced Wednesday.

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