White House to Hold Social Media Summit
26 Juin 2019 - 6:58PM
Dow Jones News
By John D. McKinnon and Catherine Lucey
WASHINGTON -- The White House will hold a social media summit on
July 11, aiming to have a "robust conversation" about online
platforms at a time when they are under increasing attack in
Washington.
White House confirmation of the summit came after President
Trump dialed up his criticism of tech companies on Wednesday
morning. He said in an interview on Fox Business Network that
online giants such as Google and Facebook Inc. are "trying to rig
the election," while Twitter Inc. is making it harder for users to
follow him.
The administration moves appear to suggest that the White House
and its Republican allies will make alleged anticonservative bias a
major issue heading into the 2020 election, as they did in
2018.
The online companies have denied accusations that they try to
suppress conservative speech. But conservatives continue to raise
concerns about the big platforms' ability to influence how content
is consumed on the internet.
"They make it much harder for me to get out the message," Mr.
Trump told Fox Business. "These people are all Democrats; it's
totally biased toward Democrats."
Big tech companies also are under growing pressure in Washington
over concerns about their size and reach. The Justice Department
and Federal Trade Commission recently took steps that set the stage
for possible antitrust investigations of some major tech
businesses, including Alphabet Inc. unit Google and Facebook.
A White House spokesman said Wednesday that the July 11 event
"will bring together digital leaders for a robust conversation on
the opportunities and challenges of today's online
environment."
Write to John D. McKinnon at john.mckinnon@wsj.com and Catherine
Lucey at catherine.lucey@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 26, 2019 12:43 ET (16:43 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2019 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Twitter (NYSE:TWTR)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Juil 2024 à Août 2024
Twitter (NYSE:TWTR)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Août 2023 à Août 2024
Real-Time news about Twitter Inc (New York Stock Exchange): 0 recent articles
Plus d'articles sur Twitter, Inc.