Article snippet: Google and Facebook are set for a grilling this week from lawmakers who say their platforms have fueled a rise in white nationalism and outright racism. The tech titans are facing calls to take more action against such speech, even as they come under attack from the White House and congressional Republicans alleging that they are censoring the speech of conservatives. At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, representatives from Google and Facebook will field questions about the role social media has played in allowing white nationalists to connect, organize and radicalize new recruits. The hearing will “foster ideas about what social media companies can do to stem white nationalist propaganda and hate speech online,” according to a description from the committee. A day later, on Wednesday, company representatives will attend a hearing on claims of tech censorship of conservatives, held by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution chaired by Sen. MORE (R-Texas). The pair of hearings will force big tech to walk a fine line as the companies pledge to crack down on harmful content while protecting users’ freedom of speech. “The common theme between the two hearings ... is the question, ‘Where are the tech companies drawing the line in their content moderation policy of what is acceptable and what is not?’ ” Emma Llansó, the director of the free expression project at the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a digital rights group, told... Link to the full article to read more