May 17, 2018 - Technology

Twitter's Jack Dorsey works Capitol Hill

Twitter's Jack Dorsey on stage at a conference

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Photo: Michael Cohen/Getty Images for The New York Times

Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey is scheduled to meet with top Senate Intelligence Committee Democrat Mark Warner on Thursday, according to a congressional source familiar with the matter. Twitter didn't respond to a request for comment — but Dorsey said on his own page Thursday that he is in Washington, DC.

Why it matters: Silicon Valley is paying more attention to policy matters these days, particularly Warner's investigation into how Russian operatives used social media platforms to interfere with the 2016 presidential election.

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