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House panel issues show cause orders to social media platforms for snubbing hearing
The joint congressional committee investigating fake news has issued a show cause order to executives of Meta (Facebook) and Bytedance (TikTok) for failing to attend a hearing.
The committee unanimously adopted the motion, asserting that having headquarters outside the Philippines is not a valid excuse for non-attendance.
Representative Rodge Gutierrez cited Google LLC's presence at the hearing as an example, where their Philippine representative attended.
The show cause order requires Henickson David of Facebook Philippines and Peachy Paderna of Bytedance Philippines to explain why they should not be held in contempt.
A lawyer for Meta in the US had previously stated that the firm could not be invited, which Gutierrez contrasted with Google's compliance.
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