It's the U.K. Parliament vs. Facebook on Russia Meddling
- Company sees little attempt by Russia to influence Brexit vote
- Parliament committee chair says company didn’t look too hard
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Facebook Inc. tried to dismiss concerns of Russian meddling in the Brexit vote. But the chairman of an important committee in Parliament begs to differ and is escalating the fight in the U.K.
Damian Collins, a member of Parliament who chairs the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, attacked the social media giant for failing to address his questions about possible Russian interference in the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union and the June election.