meetings planned for Washington this week could provide a glimpse of what steps policy makers and regulators could take to rein in the tech giants.","type":"text"}],"identifier":"_anf-container- 2","layout":"ComponentLayout-1","role":"container","type":"container"},{"identifier":"_anf- medium_rectangle_advertisement- 2","layout":"mediumAdvertisementLayout","role":"medium_rectangle_advertisement","type":"medium_rec tangle_advertisement"},{"components":[{"identifier":"_anf-body- 19","layout":"bodyLayout","role":"body","text":"On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to meet with state attorneys general to discuss alleged stifling of conservative speech online, as well as possible antitrust concerns over Google as well as Facebook and others. On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee holds a hearing focused on internet privacy concerns, amid growing bipartisan calls for legislation to govern online data collection and use.","type":"text"},{"identifier":"_anf- body-20","layout":"bodyLayout","role":"body","text":"Tech firms also are facing a new documentary by a prominent conservative author, Peter Schweizer. The film, entitled “The Creepy Line,” raises allegations that tech firms hold too much power and suppress conservative views.","type":"text"},{"identifier":"_anf- body-21","layout":"bodyLayout","role":"body","text":"Conservatives’ current focus on big tech clearly has a potential political upside. A majority of Republicans—64%—say major tech companies support the views of liberals over conservatives, according to a recent Pew Research Center poll.","type":"text"}, {"identifier":"_anf-body-22","layout":"bodyLayout","role":"body","text":"Allegations of anticonservative bias also could help divert attention from Russian meddling in the 2016 election that appeared to use tech platforms such as Facebook to manipulate public opinion and support Mr. Trump.","type":"text"},{"identifier":"_anf-body-23","layout":"bodyLayout","role":"body”","text":"But the