Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
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After avoiding a congressional hearing in August, Google states it will appear prior to the United States House of Representatives.
CEO Sundar Pichai has actually accepted affirm prior to the House JudiciaryCommittee The hearing will happen after the midterm congressional elections in November, stated House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, according toReuters
The statement follows a personal conference Pichai apparently had with top Republican legislators, established by McCarthy, to talk about a range of subjects, consisting of the Google’s declared political predisposition in search results page. Google has actually rejected it has such a predisposition.
“The last two days’ discussions with a wide range of congressional leaders were constructive and informative,” stated Pichai in an emailed declaration onFriday “As we’ve done for over a decade, including testifying to Congress 22 times since 2008, we remain committed to continuing an active dialogue with members from both sides of the aisle, working proactively with Congress on a variety of issues, explaining how our products help millions of American consumers and businesses, and answering questions as they arise.”
“I am personally committed to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in due course,” Pichai included. It was previously reported by The Wall Street Journal that Pichai would appear prior to the committee after the November election.
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The search giant was summoned to testify before Congress earlier this month along with Facebook and Twitter. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence invited Pichai and Larry Page, CEO of Google’s parent company Alphabet. Google offered to send its senior vice president of global affairs instead. The committee rejected the offer, and Google didn’t show up at the hearing.
The no-show angered committee members, as the hearing discussed matters regarding data protection, foreign interference in US elections and political bias. Twitter CEOÂ Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg both testified at the hearing.
McCarthy’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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