Google CEO Sundar Pichai Faces Lawmakers Skeptical Over Privacy, Alleged Anti-Conservative Bias
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy made it clear Republicans see a ‘widening gap of distrust’ between tech giants and the American people
Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced three hours of tough questions from House lawmakers skeptical of how Silicon Valley handles issues of political bias and privacy. WSJ’s Doug MacMillan has the highlights. PHOTO: GETTY
WASHINGTON—Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai deflected questions about anti-conservative bias on the world’s largest search engine as he made a long-awaited first public appearance before lawmakers who have grown increasingly skeptical of Silicon Valley.
Appearing at a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Mr. Pichai fielded tough questions about Google’s data-privacy practices and its handling of disinformation campaigns by foreign actors. Much of the discussion, however, focused on what Republicans...