"Google Director Sundar Pichai to testify for US Congress" – IT Pro – News

Google director Sundar Pichai reportedly testified before the US Congress about the alleged bias of his search engine and China's plans to do business in China.

Google's testimony has not been confirmed, but the Washington Post has heard three people say that Pichai will appear and that Cnet is also busy with the same thing. The testimony would take place next Wednesday.

Republicans in Congress want Google to explain the alleged bias of the search engine. For example, they suspect the search engine deletes Republican sites and publications by adjusting the algorithm. US President Donald Trump has already accused Google of this. In addition, the question is how to monitor algorithms such as those of Google because they provide information to many people and are opaque.

Congress would also like an explanation of Dragonfly, Google's project to promote activities in China. unfold with the approval of the Chinese government. Many people within Google are against it. Google has not confirmed Pichai's testimony. Pichai received an invitation in September, but then refused to come. This led the CEO to many criticisms from politicians.