Social media giants face lawmaker concerns
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Twitter and Facebook face lawmaker concerns over policing their platforms
Twitter and Facebook, the world's largest social media giants, told the senators investigating Russia's tactics during the U.S. elections that they had improved their defenses, but some still lawmakers believe the companies need regulation. Meanwhile, the question of whether social media censors conservatives dominated a House hearing. Nick Schifrin reports.
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Social media giants face lawmaker concerns
Clip: 9/5/2018 | 6m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
Twitter and Facebook, the world's largest social media giants, told the senators investigating Russia's tactics during the U.S. elections that they had improved their defenses, but some still lawmakers believe the companies need regulation. Meanwhile, the question of whether social media censors conservatives dominated a House hearing. Nick Schifrin reports.
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