Social media chiefs grilled in US Congress over anti-Asian content

Big Tech CEOs take heat over spread of misinformation

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google chief Sundar Pichai and Twitter counterpart Jack Dorsey testified virtually before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 25. © Reuters

YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer

PALO ALTO, U.S. -- The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter came under the congressional microscope Thursday over extremism and misinformation on their platforms, including content accused of fueling hate crimes against people of Asian descent in the U.S.

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