U.S. Hearings

Platform Transparency, Privacy, and Security

• Twitter Transparency and Accountability
  9/5/18 – Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  A discussion of Twitter and other social media platforms allegedly censoring Republicans.
• Facebook Transparency and Use of Consumer Data
  4/11/18 – Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  Testimony of Mark Zuckerberg regarding Cambridge Analytica and other sources of compromised user information.
• Facebook, Google, and Twitter: Examining the Content Filtering Practices of Social Media Giants
  7/17/18 – Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
  Examination of how social media companies filter content on their platforms.
• Algorithms: How Companies’ Decisions about Data and Content Impact Consumers
  11/29/17 – Joint Hearing before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
  Examination of how actions of tech companies and online platforms impact consumer privacy and choice.
• Cyber-Enabled Information Operations
  4/27/17 – Hearing before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Cybersecurity of the Committee on Armed Services
  Assessment of how information operations are enhanced in terms of the reach, speed, agility, precision, and impact through cyberspace.
• Incorporating Social Media into Federal Background Investigations
  5/13/16 – Joint Hearing before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  Examination of why social media information is not currently used in conducting background investigations and how to include this information in the future.
• Protecting Customer Network Proprietary Information in the Internet Age
  7/11/18 – Hearing before U.S. Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
  A discussion of protecting consumer privacy in the internet age.
• Terrorism and Social Media: #IsBigTechDoingEnough?
  1/17/18 – Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  Testimony of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter on how they are combating extremist content

Platforms and Foreign Affairs

• After San-Bernadino the Future of ISIS-Inspired Attacks
  2/10/16 – Hearing before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee of Foreign Affairs
  A discussion of what can be done to mitigate the threat of ISIS.
• Countering the Virtual Caliphate
  6/23/16 – Hearing before the U.S. House Committee of Foreign Affairs
  A discussion with the administration’s top public diplomacy official on how the U.S. can be more effective in countering the violent ideology pushed by ISIS and other terrorists.
• Following the Money Examining Current Terrorist Financing Trends and Threat to the Homeland
  5/12/16 – Hearing before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence of the Committee on Homeland Security
  Exploration of the developing trends in illicit financial activity that may be used to support terrorist plots and operations against the United States.
• ISIS Online Countering Terrorist Radicalization and Recruitment on the Internet and Social Media
  7/6/16 – Hearing before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee of Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  Examination of the US government’s efforts to counter the threat posed by terrorist propaganda, particularly focusing on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other terrorist networks’ use of online communications to radicalize and recruit within the United States. 
• Open Hearing on Foreign Influence Operations’ Use of Social Media Platforms (Company Witnesses)
  9/5/18 – Hearing before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  Discussion of the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
• Open Hearing on Foreign Influence Operations’ Use of Social Media Platforms (Third Party Expert Witnesses)
  8/1/18 – Hearing before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  Discussion of the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Platforms and U.S. Elections

• Open Hearing: Social Media Influence in the US 2016 Election
  11/1/17 – Hearing before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  Discussion of how foreign actors have used social media to circulate misinformation and create unrest during the 2016 election.
• Russian Disinformation Attacks on Elections: Lessons from Europe
  7/16/19 – Hearing before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
  Discussion of Russia’s involvement in various disinformation campaigns in Eastern Europe and the U.S.
• Open Hearing: Policy Response to the Russian Interference in the US 2016 Election
  6/20/18 – Hearing before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  Discussion of how to mitigate Russian threat on US elections.
• Securing US Election Infrastructure and Protecting Political Discourse
  5/22/19 – U.S. House Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on Oversight and Reform
  Examination of the security of the nation’s election systems, including the government’s response to ongoing attempts of interference.