March 25, 2021 08:08 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/25/22350879/jack-dorsey-disinformation-nation-house-of-representatives-twitter-poll-yes-or-no
Jack Dorsey is just trolling Congress with Twitter polls now
Congressional “Big Tech” hearings often follow a three-step formula.
Step one: lawmakers demand that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai answer questions simply with “yes” or “no.” (Sample: “Is YouTube’s recommendation algorithm designed to encourage users to stay on the site?”)
Step two: the aforementioned CEOs inevitably say something else, either to inject some legitimate nuance or to dodge obvious, unflattering answers with vague platitudes. (Sundar Pichai’s response to the above question: “Content responsibility is our number one goal.”)
Step three: lawmakers point out that they’re avoiding the question and mock them. (Sample, from Rep. Billy Long of Missouri: “I’m going to ask you a...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/25/22350879/jack-dorsey-disinformation-nation-house-of-representatives-twitter-poll-yes-or-no
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