US House panel subpoenas social media firms in Capitol attack probe

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WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol subpoenaed Facebook parent Meta, Alphabet, Twitter and Reddit on Thursday (Jan 13), seek

subpoenaed Facebook parent Meta, Alphabet, Twitter and Reddit on Thursday , seeking information about how their platforms were used to help spread misinformation and violent extremism in the failed bid to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

"Two key questions for the Select Committee are how the spread of misinformation and violent extremism contributed to the violent attack on our democracy, and what steps - if any -social media companies took to prevent their platforms from being breeding grounds for radicalising people to violence," Representative Thompson said.

The committee has issued more than 50 subpoenas and heard from more than 300 witnesses. It is expected to release an interim report in the summer and a final report in the fall.

 

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