Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson urges U.S. gov’t to regulate social media algorithms

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He also downplayed claims that certain technological firms would begin to take on customers based on political leanings.

“What we’re talking about here is hate speech and threats of murder,” Lawson said. “That’s not normal public speech that we’re used to in our society. This is fringe stuff. What we’re trying to say is that the vast minority of people who engaged in fringe talk of hate speech and murder and overthrowing governments, that’s what’s not allowed.”

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