Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said social media is a 'nuance-destruction machine' when asked about his views on 'cancel culture'

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• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said social media is a "nuance-destruction machine" during a historic antitrust hearing that also featured the execs of Facebook, Google, and Apple on Wednesday.
• The comment was made in response to a question asked by Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican, who probed the four CEOs for their opinion on "cancel culture."
• The hearing was designed for Congress to grill the execs over anticompetitive business practices used by their firms, but as expected, lawmakers veered off course and delved into such topics as user data privacy and election interference.
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said social media is a "nuance-destruction machine" during a congressional antitrust hearing Wednesday.

The CEO's comment was in response to a question posed by Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, who asked all four of the executives for their stance on so-called cancel culture, or the collective calling out or "canceling" of a public figure following offensive comments or actions made by that person.

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