Sens. Klobuchar, Kennedy call for hearing on Facebook, Google, Twitter

Sens. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, and John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, jointly called for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to hold a hearing with CEOs of technology companies. “Facebook , Google , and Twitter have amassed unprecedented amounts of personal data and use this data when selling advertising, including political advertisements. The lack of oversight on how data is stored and how political advertisements are sold raises concerns about the integrity of American elections as well as privacy rights,” the senators wrote.

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