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BeforePlatform executives are questioned about recommendation systems across a series of 2021 hearings. Members of both parties raised concerns, though on different grounds, and no legislation addressing recommendation algorithms was enacted during the Congress.

AfterMark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey are questioned about recommendation systems at a joint House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on 25 March 2021. Members of both parties raise concerns, on different grounds: the majority's opening statements press the platforms on disinformation and the limits of self-regulation, while the minority's press them on viewpoint censorship and on where recommendation algorithms lead children.

BeforeCongressional hearings feature testimony on algorithmic radicalization from researchers and tech whistleblowers. Lawmakers from both parties express concern about recommendation systems driving users toward extreme content, though partisan divisions limit legislative action.

AfterPlatform executives are questioned about recommendation systems across a series of 2021 hearings. Members of both parties raised concerns, though on different grounds, and no legislation addressing recommendation algorithms was enacted during the Congress.