Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Wednesday that scrutiny of big technology companies is “here to stay,” a day after he rejected assertions from lawmakers that Google’s search algorithm is biased against conservatives.

“I think a broader scrutiny of technology at a high level, I think, is actually important,” Pichai told Axios in an interview after he testified before Congress. “I personally have always felt so.”

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