Why should Facebook or any other platform be different?

the most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing panic.

American democracy has always been at war against monopoly power.

don't you agree that these articles viewed by millions on your platform will cost lives?

Why don't we just let the First Amendment work? That's all we're asking.

The evidence that we collected shows that Google pursued a multipronged attack.

I want to thank the CEOs for quickly working with the subcommittee to appear today.

It seems to me that it's not for Congress that legislates to toss all of our antitrust laws...

We are here to better understand the role your companies have in the digital marketplace.

These companies, as they exist today, have monopoly power. Some need to be broken up. All need to be properly regulated and held accountable.

Because concentrated economic power also leads to concentrated political power, this investigation also goes to the heart of whether we, as a people, govern ourselves or whether we let ourselves be governed by private monopolies.

I share the concern that market dominance in the digital space is ripe for abuse, particularly when it comes to free speech.

Isn't it true that small businesses have no real option but to rely on Amazon to connect with customers and make online sales?

Being big is not inherently bad. Quite the opposite. In America, you should be rewarded for success.

Our Founders would not bow before a king, nor should we bow before the emperors of the online economy.

If someone came to me with an idea for a website or a web service today, I'd tell then to run--run as far away from the web as possible. Launch a lawn-care business or a dog-grooming business, something Google can't take away as soon as he…

the evidence we've collected shows that Amazon is only interested in exploiting its monopoly power over the e-commerce marketplace to further expand and protect this power.

that word is ``monopoly.''

I think these examples unfortunately, Mr. Zuckerberg, are just the tip of the iceberg.

We fought for a democracy for the right to speak freely and you are attempting to take that away.

Americans across this country have been exercising their First amendment rights to peacefully protest police brutality against Black people.

The vast majority of the protestors are peaceful, and despite that, unidentified federal agents have attempted to prevent these mothers, veterans, and peaceful Americans from exercising their First amendment rights.

Do you think it is ever appropriate to use tear gas on peaceful protestors, yes or no?

Is it ever appropriate for the President or presidential candidate to accept or solicit foreign assistance of any kind in his or her election?

The Justice Department is responsible for protecting the constitutional rights of Americans, not to serve as the President's personal bully or political director.