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Title: Congress Asks Valve, Discord, and Twitch To Testify On
'Radicalization'

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/17/19412...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Polygon: The CEOs of Discord, Steam,
Twitch, and Reddit have been called to Congress to testify about the
"radicalization of online forum users" on those platforms, the House
Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced Wednesday. "Congress has
a duty to oversee the online platforms that radicals have used to advance
political violence," said chairman of the House Oversight Committee James
Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, in a statement. "To prevent future
radicalization and violence, the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit
must appear before the Oversight Committee and explain what actions they will
take to ensure their platforms are not exploited for nefarious purposes."
Letters from the House Oversight Committee have been sent to Humam Sakhnini,
CEO of Discord; Gabe Newell, president of Steam maker Valve; Dan Clancy, CEO
of Twitch; and Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit, requesting their testimony on
Oct. 8. "The hearing will examine radicalization of online forum users,
including incidents of open incitement to commit violent politically
motivated acts," Comer said in a letter to each CEO. [...] Discord, Steam,
Twitch, and Reddit execs will have the chance to deliver five-minute opening
statements prior to answering questions posed by members of the committee
during October's testimony.

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