Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video]
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Re: Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video]
#2I'm curious what other people think the informational value of these hearings are. It seems like it is either posturing and grandstanding, or reasonable questions to which evasive or non-answers are given.
Edit: Oh no it's Lindsey Graham, so probably more grandstanding.
Edit 2: Editorializing here, they're threatening to take away section 230 safe harbor protections as a punishment for "censoring" right wing content using the pretext of youth health.
Re: Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video]
#3> Coverage begins momentarily
In this important event, I can only focus on how whoever wrote that doesn't know what "momentarily" means.
Re: Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video]
#4What is this about? Why are they testifying?
Re: Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video]
#5I'm curious what other people think the informational value of these hearings are. It seems like it is either posturing and grandstanding, or reasonable questions to which evasive or non-answers are given. Edit: Oh no it's Lindsey Graham, so probably more grandstanding. Edit 2: Editorializing here, they're threatening to take away section 230 safe harbor protections as a punishment for "censoring" right wing content…
The positive argument is that a hearing forces companies to develop official positions on things they might otherwise prefer to ignore. I know there have been a few times where tech companies announced some new project they’re going to do to address issues just in advance of a hearing.
I tend to agree that their primary function is public shaming, though.
Re: Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video]
#6Absolutely nothing will come of this other than a few zingy headlines and folk laughing at clueless politicians.
Re: Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video]
#7> Coverage begins momentarily In this important event, I can only focus on how whoever wrote that doesn't know what "momentarily" means.
Ah, are you British? This is North American usage. Here is the New Oxford American English dictionary’s definition, second sense:
> North American at any moment; very soon: my husband will be here to pick me up momentarily.
Now that you know that this is correct usage of the word, perhaps it will be less distracting the next time you see it used that way.
Re: Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video]
#8What is this about? Why are they testifying?
> Committee chair Senator Lindsey Graham called the session to address what he called "censorship and suppression of news articles" and the "handling of the 2020 election" by the platforms.
Dorsey & Zuckerberg are voluntarily testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/breaking-the-news-...
Re: Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video]
#9I'm curious what other people think the informational value of these hearings are. It seems like it is either posturing and grandstanding, or reasonable questions to which evasive or non-answers are given. Edit: Oh no it's Lindsey Graham, so probably more grandstanding. Edit 2: Editorializing here, they're threatening to take away section 230 safe harbor protections as a punishment for "censoring" right wing content…
Having followed hearings related to Libra, sure there is a lot of posturing. However, first, some MP asks precise critical questions. Secondly, it seems that even for trained CEOs one hour of intense questioning takes a toll. I've rarely heard something new, but you can detect some of their personality, their contradictions, the important points for MP ...
Re: Watch live: Zuckerberg, Dorsey testify before Senate [video]
#10I'm curious what other people think the informational value of these hearings are. It seems like it is either posturing and grandstanding, or reasonable questions to which evasive or non-answers are given. Edit: Oh no it's Lindsey Graham, so probably more grandstanding. Edit 2: Editorializing here, they're threatening to take away section 230 safe harbor protections as a punishment for "censoring" right wing content…
Its just a struggle session in different name