Ross: Big Tech fumbles basic Q&A about misinformation oversight in front of Congress

Senators grilled social media executives yesterday, questioning whether they were serious about controlling their platforms.

The company execs insisted they are quick to remove fake QAnon conspiracies and other bad stuff. But most of the Senators seemed skeptical– wondering why they couldn’t just prevent the bad stuff from being posted to begin with:

“I appreciate at the back end that you’re going to take some action. So you caught it, but not until 16% of the American people are part of this insidious theory,” Senator Gary Peters started off the meeting.

Excellent question! So Senator Peters of Michigan asked for some numbers:

“Each of you, what is the total

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