Capitol punishment

摘要

THE tech giants have suddenly found themselves without a political party to protect them, just when they most need one. On November 1st executives from Facebook, Google and Twitter will testify before the House Intelligence Committee about how their platforms were used by Russia's government during last year's election. Politicians on both sides of the aisle, though they see eye-to-eye on very little, seem to agree that giant internet companies such as Amazon, Facebook and Google may pose a threat to society. "If data is the new oil, is [Amazon's Jeff] Bezos the new Rockefeller?" asks Bruce Mehl-man, a Republican lobbyist, in a report called "Navigating the New Gilded Age", which is circulating in Washington.