Facebook, Twitter to Face Senate Russia Hearing in September
- Researchers warn Moscow still has social media accounts
- Companies to be asked about preventing Russian meddling
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Senior executives from Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Twitter Inc. will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Sept. 5 to discuss their efforts to prevent Russian meddling in November elections as internet researchers warned that Moscow still has active social media accounts designed to influence U.S. politics.
The panel’s top Democrat, Mark Warner of Virginia, announced plans for the testimony during a hearing Wednesday about foreign attempts to use social media to sway U.S. elections, saying he wants to hear the companies’ plans and press them do to more.