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Google And Facebook Testify Before House Judiciary Committee On Regulating Extremist Content05:22
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April 09, 2019

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On Tuesday, lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee are questioning representatives from Google and Facebook on how the platforms will manage the spread of extremism. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Shirin Ghaffary (@shiringhaffary) about the push for social media platforms to regulate extremist content.

This segment aired on April 9, 2019.

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