The chair of the U.K. House of Commons Select Committee on Digital, Culture, Media and Sports told reporters gathered at the George Washington University February 8 that tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google could be headed for a clash with British and European governments, which exercise tighter control over media than does the United States.
Chair Damian Collins’ comments came as the British Parliament held its first-ever fact-gathering hearing in the United States, as part of its investigation into the impact and public response to fake news.
The UK Parliament reached out to the Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) for help with the hearing. GSPM and the School of Media and Public Affairs hosted the public evidence session for the committee. The all-day sessions were held in GW’s Marvin Center in Washington, DC.
The committee heard testimony from executives from Twitter, Google, Facebook, YouTube, CNN, The New York Times and other media enterprises.
Read more about the event in GW Today