Facebook will testify before Congress about its influence on the 2016 election.
The news, confirmed to Mashable via a source at Facebook, arrived just as Sen. Richard Burr and Sen. Mark Warner held a press conference Wednesday about what their team has done since launching the investigation on Russia's interference.
Facebook has said it's committed to preventing future "election interference." That statement came in the wake of its own confirmations that Russia-linked accounts purchased 3,000 political ads during the 2016 election. But until now, it has held closed door meetings with officials. On Nov. 1, Facebook will participate in an open hearing. Read more...
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