The guest list includes a number of controversial figures — some of whom have been banned from social media for violating their policies and allege unfair treatment by top companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter. And it will feature remarks from President Trump, a prolific user of social media, who kicked off Thursday by warning he would not let companies “get away” with “tremendous dishonesty, bias, discrimination and suppression.”
Facebook, Twitter and other tech companies have not been invited to the event. Some estimates have put the guest list at around 100, but the White House had not offered a list of attendees by Thursday morning.
View the complete July 11 article by Emily Birnbaum on The Hill website here.