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Google Comes Under Fire for Not Complying with House Investigation – Intercessors for America

It seems that Google is refusing to cooperate with the House Judiciary Committee.

From The Daily Wire. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter on Monday to Google parent company Alphabet after the firm failed to comply with a subpoena related to federal government officials working with technology firms to censor content.

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Lawmakers asked executives at Alphabet, as well as Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft, for documents related to their alleged suppression of free speech. Jordan said that Alphabet insufficiently complied with the subpoena, which was issued on February 15 and required a return date of March 23, and redacted information in an improper manner.

“Despite explicit instructions enclosed with the subpoena to produce unredacted documents, Alphabet has frustrated the committee’s review of the responsive material by unilaterally redacting key information necessary to understand the context and content of the material,” Jordan said in the letter to Daniel Donovan, an attorney who represents Alphabet. …

The subpoena was largely focused on obtaining communications between executives at rival social media companies regarding the coordinated censorship of particular viewpoints. …

Lawmakers can hold individuals in contempt of Congress for intentionally interfering with a committee’s investigation, a move which would require a committee vote and a simple majority in the relevant chamber. Republicans currently have majorities on the House Judiciary Committee and the House of Representatives.

Jordan added that the committee might be “forced to consider the use of one or more enforcement mechanisms” should Alphabet fail to submit relevant documents on May 22. …

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(Excerpt from The Daily Wire. Photo Credit: Alex Dudar on Unsplash)

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