Facebook to Be Called Before Senate Panel on Russian Meddling
- Intelligence Committee chairman plans public hearing
- Federal probe is examining Russian political ad spending
Facebook to Go Before Senate Panel on Russia Probe
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The Senate Intelligence Committee expects representatives of Facebook Inc. to testify at a public hearing examining Russia’s use of social media to influence last year’s U.S. presidential election.
The panel hasn’t yet determined all of the issues that will be covered or invited company representatives, Chairman Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, told reporters in Washington Tuesday. He said the hearing may also include Twitter Inc. and other social media companies.