What our witnesses need to take away from this hearing is that self-regulation has come to the end of its road, and that this democratically elected body is prepared to move forward with legislation and regulation.

Disinformation like 'Plandemic' made people skeptical of the need for vaccines and almost certainly contributed to the horrible loss of life during the pandemic.

I think we are here because of what these platforms enabled, how your choices put our lives and our democracy at risk.

These vaccines are the best chance we have to fight this virus, and the content that your websites are still promoting, still recommending, and still sharing--is one of the biggest reasons people are refusing the vaccine.

I do not want their self-worth defined by the engagement tools you've built to own their attention.

We need true transparency and real change, not empty promises.

People died that day, and hundreds were seriously injured.

Mr. Zuckerberg, I just want a yes or no answer.

OK. The gentleman's preference is not to answer the question.

Our Nation is drowning in disinformation driven by social media.

The fear you should have coming into this hearing today isn't that you're going to get yelled at by a Member of Congress.

But these are our children, and their health and well-being deserve to take priority over your profits.

That event was not just an attack on our democracy and our electoral process, but an attack on every Member of this committee and in the Congress.

The time for self-regulation is over. It is time we legislate to hold you accountable.

Look at them today and get back to us tomorrow because those still exist. We found them as early as last night.

Your platforms suggested groups for people to join, videos they should view, and posts they should like, driving this movement forward with terrifying speed and efficiency.

Will you take these sites down? You got about 12 superspreaders. Will you take them down?

So my question is: Why, in the midst of a global pandemic that has killed over half a million Americans, that you haven't taken these accounts down that are responsible for the preponderance of vaccine disinformation on your platforms?

Do you feel that your company is living up to that? And further, what have you done to remove those fake accounts?

What I do want to hear is what you will do to bring our country back from the fringes.

Mr. Pichai, how about you?

You have the means. But time after time, you are picking engagement and profit over the health and safety of your users.

The regulation we seek should not attempt to limit constitutionally protected free speech, but it must hold platforms accountable when they are used to incite violence and hatred--or as in the case of the Covid pandemic--spread…

We can do this with you or without you.

That's why I'll be introducing the Online Consumer Protection Act, which I hope will earn bipartisan support.