- On Wednesday, CEOs of some of the largest technology companies in the United States testified in front of lawmakers on allegations of antitrust violations, although many questions were off-topic.
- U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan questioned Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the allegations of anti-conservative bias in Google’s practices, and he interrupted a colleague after his time expired.
- Lawmakers criticized Jordan for his interruptions. Rep Jamie Raskin yelled “Put on the mask!” before continuing with the interrogation.
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Lawmakers criticized U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan at Wednesday’s antitrust hearing when he asked Google about the anti-conservative bias allegations and interrupted a colleague.
At the hearing, lawmakers questioned CEOs of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple about allegations of anti-competitive behavior. But Jordan and others used their time to ask about other concerns, including moderation of political content.
Jordan questioned Google’s Sundar Pichai about whether the company would help Joe Biden, the alleged Democratic nominee, beat President Donald Trump in the November presidential election.
After Jordan’s time ended, the next female lawmaker in line to ask questions, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, criticized Jordan and told technology executives that she “would redirect her attention to antitrust law rather than theories. of the marginal conspiracy. “
When Jordan interrupted Scanlon, committee chairman David Cicilline and other lawmakers in the room lashed out at the Ohio congressman. Rep Jamie Raskin repeatedly yelled “Put on the mask!” before resuming questions.
