| The parliamentary committee was headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor | Topics included Russian use of false advertising and micro-targeting, and suggestions for regulations on web political advertising |
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| 150,704 Views Program ID: 436454-1 Category: Senate Committee Format: Senate Committee Location: SH-216, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia, United States First Aired: Oct 31, 2017 2:25pm EDT C-SPAN 3 Last Aired: Nov 05, 2017 12:36pm EST C-SPAN 1 Airing Details• Oct 31, 2017 8:00pm EDT C-SPAN 2• Issues were raised at this hearing included the security measures each company was taking to handle fake accounts and the results of their investigations into false advertisements | Oct 31, 2017 2:25pm EDT C-SPAN 3• Twitter, Facebook, and Google officials testified at a hearing on social media and Russian influence in the 2016 elections |
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22| The second panel of witnesses answered questions on how terrorist organizations were using social media to spread hate and violence | Various questions regarding abiding by IT rules were raised strictly to the officials |
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| On Friday, Twitter officials appeared before the Parliamentary Committee amid a tussle over the new IT rules | Tejashwi Surya, Nishikant Dubey were also included in the committee |
Issues were raised at this hearing included the security measures each company was taking to handle fake accounts and the results of their investigations into false advertisements.
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