ghost Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Facebook, Google and Amazon CEOs willing to testify in antitrust probe Representatives for Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jeff Bezos indicated the executives are open to testifying about the influence of big tech. Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg.Reuters; Getty Images; Bloomberg The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Amazon say they are willing to testify before Congress this summer as part of an antitrust probe into big tech. Representatives for Facebook and Google both sent letters to the House Judiciary Committee over the weekend signaling that their respective chief executives — Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai — would be willing to testify. But Facebook and Google conditioned their testimony on the testimony of top executives at other big tech firms, as well. The commitments, first reported by The Washington Post and confirmed by NBC News with sources at both companies, come one day after a lawyer for Amazon said CEO Jeff Bezos would also be willing to testify. Apple is the only one of the "big four" tech companies that has not signaled that its chief executive, Tim Cook, would be willing to testify. An Apple spokesperson declined to comment Tuesday afternoon. The House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, which is chaired by David Cicilline, D-R.I., has been conducting an investigation into the big four tech firms, reviewing whether their market power poses a threat to competition and harms consumers. The hearing, if it happens, would be expected to take place this summer. Whether it would take place in person or virtually, given the coronavirus pandemic, remains unclear. Either way, the public testimony of America's most powerful tech CEOs would represent a landmark moment in the regulatory battle between Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley. It would also mark the first time that Bezos, the world's richest man, has testified before Congress. NBC News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp68terr Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 If they testify, would this change anything in the way their company do work? Likely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 1 hour ago, mp68terr said: If they testify, would this change anything in the way their company do work? Likely not. Agreed, This is probably just a scripted play just to placate the public to give impression the politicians care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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