Tech firm executives to testify before US Senate about election threats

Executives from major tech firms like Google, Adobe, Microsoft and Meta Platforms will testify next week at a US Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election threats.

Google parent Alphabet’s global affairs president Kent Walker, Meta’s global affairs president Nick Clegg, Microsoft President Brad Smith and a representative from Adobe will testify at the Sept. 18 hearing, a spokesperson from the office of Senator Mark Warner, who chairs the panel, confirmed.