Where Congress’ fight with Facebook, Twitter, and Google stands

Published November 6, 2017 5:01am ET



Executives from Facebook, Google, and Twitter came under fire from lawmakers on three House and Senate Committees last week over how Russia used their platforms to interfere in the 2016 election.

The trio of hearings — from the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, and the House Intelligence Committee — were highly anticipated after Internet companies started releasing information about the Russia-funded content that made its way into millions of users’ Facebook feeds and Twitter timelines, and on YouTube.

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