Facebook and Twitter grilled over US election actions

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey face questions about misinformation labels and account bans.

Facebook and Twitter grilled over US election actions 17 November 2020 Share Save Add as preferred on Google Leo Kelion Technology desk editor Getty Images/Twitter Facebook and Twitter's chief executives have been challenged over their handling of the US election in their latest appearance before the US Senate. Democrats questioned whether steps taken to flag that President Trump's claims of election fraud were "disputed" had gone far enough. Republican members of the Judiciary Committee asked whether the tech firms should be taking such action at all. This was the second time the CEOs had bee

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