Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Expected To Testify Before A House Panel

A few weeks ago, House Majority Leader McCarthy sent a letter to a House committee, urging them to grill Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey over the allegations that Twitter is deliberately censoring conservative voices.

“Any solution to this problem must start with accountability from companies like Twitter, whose platforms have enormous potential to impact the national conversation — and unfortunately, enormous potential for abuse,” McCarthy said in the letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden. “In particular, I would like to request a hearing with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey so that the American people can learn more about the filtering and censorship practices on his platform.”

It looks like McCarthy got his request. One public grilling, coming right up!

Dorsey is expected to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 5, answering questions about algorithms, as well as how Twitter moderates content.

“When decisions about data and content are made using opaque processes, the American people are right to raise concerns,” Rep. Greg Walden said in a statement in regards to the hearing.

“This committee intends to ask tough questions about how Twitter monitors and polices content, and we look forward to Mr. Dorsey being forthright and transparent regarding the complex processes behind the company’s algorithms and content judgement calls,” he added.

It should be good.

JUST IN: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Cmte. Sept. 5 on “Twitter’s algorithms and content monitoring.”

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 24, 2018

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey set to testify on Capitol Hill pic.twitter.com/h9TzgmoCAu

— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) August 25, 2018

FALL PREVIEW: TWITTER Boss Dorsey to Testify Before Congress… https://t.co/bYY6VjNObP

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) August 26, 2018

I can’t wait to hear what he has to say…

h/t Washington Times