Democratic attorneys general from key states such as California and New York say the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not invited them to a meeting to review the practices of tech companies.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE announced the meeting Wednesday, saying it would assess whether companies such as Twitter, Facebook and Google are "intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas” online.

The meeting is meant to follow up on a congressional hearing this week at which executives from Twitter and Facebook testified, and will determine if conduct from those companies and others is “hurting competition,” the DOJ said.

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However, representatives for New York, California, Connecticut and Washington, all of which are involved in tech and consumer protection issues, told The Washington Post for a story Friday night that their states’ attorneys general have not yet been invited.

The Democratic Attorneys General Association said it "had not heard any Democratic attorneys general [are] invited" as of Friday morning, communications director Lizzie Ulmer told The Washington Post.

Of the 50 state attorneys general contacted by The Washington Post, 10 Democrats and five Republicans said they had not yet received an invitation.

“Normally, you’d want to invite all the state AGs because you don’t want to leave uncoordinated some of those relationships,” Jeffrey Blumenfeld, a former DOJ antitrust official and a partner at the law firm Lowenstein Sandler, told the Post.

The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

The meeting comes as conservative activists and politicians, including President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE, have accused tech companies of stifling conservative voices by blocking or promoting certain search results and banning user accounts.

“Google search results for 'Trump News' shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal?” Trump tweeted in August.

Google search results for “Trump News” shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal? 96% of.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2018

“Twitter ‘SHADOW BANNING’ prominent Republicans. Not good. We will look into this discriminatory and illegal practice at once! Many complaints,” Trump wrote the previous month.