Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has staunchly rejected any “political ideology” in the conduct of the social media platform while appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington amid an ongoing censorship debate.
“Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions, whether related to ranking content on our service or how we enforce our rules,” explained Dorsey on Wednesday, addressing the committee after questions were raised about political bias.
The remarks come after high level representatives from Google, Facebook and Twitter were requested to attend Senate hearings focused on countering “foreign influence” on social media. Questions were also raised on matters of political bias, days after US President Donald Trump accused big tech companies of censorship.
“The purpose of Twitter is to serve the public conversation, and we do not make value judgments on personal beliefs… We believe strongly in being…