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Media Sites That Don't Purge Bots Should Be Fined, Senator Says

  • Klobuchar thinks social media must invest more on prevention
  • Democrat sponsoring bill requiring social media ad disclosure
Senator Amy Klobuchar

Senator Amy Klobuchar

Photographer: Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg

Social media giants Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. should be fined if they don’t weed out automated accounts, or bots, trying to influence U.S. public opinion, said Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar.

“I think that would be a great idea,” Klobuchar, of Minnesota, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday when asked whether the companies should face fines if they fail to act after the government discovers the bots.