Tristan Harris, President and Co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, testified at the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. The hearing was entitled, “Americans at Risk: Manipulation and Deception in the Digital Age.”

His opening statement and subsequent answers to the congressional Q&A highlight the urgency of the issue of technological deception and manipulation.

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