Following the Senate Commerce Committee’s unanimous approval of authorizations to issue subpoenas against Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet Inc., Google, and Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer of Facebook to testify before the committee, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) commended his colleagues and outlined the threat Big Tech’s unchecked power poses to free speech and democracy.
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Sen. Cruz Slams Google for Election Advertisement Censorship in Letter to CEO
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai raising concerns regarding Google’s announcement that it will block advertisements mentioning current state or federal office holder or candidates and parties after Election Day. In the letter to Sundar Pichai, Sen. Cruz wrote: “This week, Axios reported that Google has informed advertisers that, after polls close on November 3, it will block advertisements that mention a current […]