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House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Alphabet, Meta, other tech giants over 'foreign censorship' of speech

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The House Judiciary Committee sent subpoenas to eight tech companies.

The committee is concerned that foreign laws around online content "have limited Americans ' access to lawful speech" in the U.S. The Republican -led committee has previously accused major tech companies of censorship.

The panel subpoenaed Alphabet , Meta , Amazon and other firms in 2023 .