Twitter's Dorsey Meets With Lawmakers Amid Pressure on Tech

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey met with a group of senators Thursday to discuss net neutrality and privacy issues.

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By Ben Brody and Steven T. Dennis

May 17, 2018 at 6:28 PM UTC

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May 17, 2018 at 10:50 PM UTC

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Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey met with lawmakers from the House and Senate on Wednesday as the social-media company finds itself in the middle tech policy debates ranging from net neutrality and privacy to diversity in Silicon Valley.

"Pleasure to meet with @Twitter’s @jack today," Senator Ed Markey, of Massachusetts tweeted, saying they had been joined by Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Maria Cantwell of Washington -- all Democrats.