Tech firm executives to testify before US Senate about election threats, Axios reports


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  • Wednesday, 11 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: President of Global Affairs at Google Kent Walker speaks under the heading "Defending Ukraine - View from Tech" during Copenhagen Democracy Summit in the Skuespilhuset in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10, 2022. Ritzau Scanpix/Philip Davali via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives from major tech firms like Google, Adobe, Microsoft and Meta Platforms will testify next week at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election threats, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

Google parent Alphabet's global affairs president Kent Walker, Meta's global affairs president Nick Clegg, Microsoft President Brad Smith and a representative from Adobe will testify in the Sept. 18 hearing, Axios reported.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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