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Senate panel moves to compel CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter to testify

The Senate Commerce Committee authorized subpoenas for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google, and Twitter's Jack Dorsey to force them to appear at a planned hearing if they do not agree to do so voluntarily.

The executives' testimony is needed "to reveal the extent of influence that their companies have over American speech during a critical time in our democratic process," said Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican who heads the committee.