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Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs will testify before U.S. Senate committee

That came a day after the committee unanimously voted to approve a plan to subpoena the three CEOs to appear before the panel.

In addition to discussions on reforming the law called Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects internet companies from liability over content posted by users, the hearing will bring up issues about consumer privacy and media consolidation.

Republican President Donald Trump has made holding tech companies accountable for allegedly stifling conservative voices a theme of his administration.

Last week Trump met with nine Republican state attorneys general to discuss the fate of Section 230 after the Justice Department unveiled a legislative proposal aimed at reforming the law.

The chief executives of Google, Facebook, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc recently testified before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committees antitrust panel.

The panel, which is investigating how the companies practices hurt rivals, is expected to release its report as early as next Monday.

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