"It was a hard week across the board," Wojcicki said in the interview on stage at Recode's Code Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. While the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter have both testified before Congress, Wocjicki has not — though her boss, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, has appearedIf the recent wave of damning headlines is any indication, YouTube's time in the hot seat may finally be approaching. Google's LGBTQ employees are said to be frustrated and angry about YouTube's handling of the Crowder videos. When asked at the conference Monday what would happen if Google had to spin off YouTube, Wojcicki repeatedly said "I don't know" before adding, "We would figure it out." Wojcicki also stressed YouTube's efforts to improve its video suggestions, including a move announced in January to reduce recommendations for "borderline content that could misinform users in harmful ways."

Source: CNN June 11, 2019 20:57 UTC