Twitter and Facebook committed to attend the hearing weeks ago. Google confirmed Thursday that it would attend the hearings. | Mandel Ngan/Getty Images Twitter, Facebook, Google general counsels to testify at Nov. 1 hearings

Twitter, Facebook and Google will send their general counsels to testify at the Nov. 1 hearings before the Senate and House intelligence committees on how Russia may have exploited their sites to influence the 2016 election, the companies confirmed.

Twitter will send its acting general counsel, Sean Edgett, while Facebook will send general counsel Colin Stretch and Google will send general counsel Kent Walker.


Twitter and Facebook committed to attend the hearing weeks ago. Google confirmed Thursday that it would attend the hearings.

The internet giants are expected to face questions about Russia-linked advertisements purchased to amplify political, racial and social tensions during the campaign season. They will likely also face scrutiny on the spread of misinformation across their networks and steps the companies are taking to tamp down on future interference.