https://www.cnet.com/news/google-is-a-no-show-at-the-washington-dc-tech-hearings-stoking-anger-in-congress/

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey walked into the hearing room at the Dirksen Senate Building in Washington on Wednesday and took their seats next to an empty chair with a name tag that said "Google."  

After days of speculation, Google didn't have anyone representing the world's largest search engine during a highly anticipated hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about US social media companies and foreign influence in the US.