Are you all aware that your platforms are behemoths, and that the Americans are demanding that we step in and rein in your platforms both in terms of how you handle our data and how platforms handle disinformation that causes real harm to Americans and to the democracy itself?
Jerry McNerney: “Are you all aware that your platforms are behemoths, and that the Americans are demanding that we step in and rein in…”
On the recordMarch 24, 2021
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McNerney emphasizes the need for regulation of large platforms regarding data handling and disinformation.
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