Overview

• Republican-led House Judiciary Committee accuses Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg of not complying with subpoena related to investigation of alleged censorship of conservatives on platforms.
• Committee plans to hold hearing on July 27th to vote on contempt report against Zuckerberg and refer matter to full House.
• If successful House contempt vote occurs, legal implications could include fines and potential criminal charges for Zuckerberg.
• Meta claims it has cooperated in good faith, providing over 53,000 documents and making employees available for interviews.
• Investigation initially focused on Meta, Google, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft regarding communication with federal government on content moderation practices.