Kent Walker, Google vice president and general counsel, testifies during a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing looking into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections via the use of social media, on Nov. 1, 2017.
Wednesday morning, two of tech’s biggest names, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, will testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in a hearing on social media and foreign election interference.
But there’s a notable absence. After a showdown over who would represent Google, it appears the committee’s third invitee may not send anyone. The Mountain View, California-based company’s pick, senior vice president of global affairs and CLO Kent Walker, was rejected by the committee last month because it was seeking a higher-ranking official.
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