11:46 AM EDT, 08/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) sent letters to the chief executives of Alphabet's Google ( GOOG ) and Meta Platforms ( META ) seeking documents and information on how the tech giants leverage their businesses to influence public opinion in the wake of the assassination attempt of Donald Trump.

With respect to Google ( GOOG ), Comer is looking to better understand how the company designs its Search product and Autocomplete features, while for Meta, the committee chairman is seeking to understand how the Meta AI chatbot is designed, reviewed, managed, and updated, according to a committee press release.

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