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Lawmakers distrust Facebook's ability to pull down misinformation

By Dave Perera ( January 8, 2020, 21:54 GMT | Insight) -- Facebook earned no better than renewed doubt today from federal lawmakers over its ability to police misleading content. “Big Tech failed to respond to the grave threats posted by deep fakes, as evidenced by Facebook’s scrambling to announce a new policy that strikes me as wholly inadequate,” said Representative Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee's consumer protection subcommittee.Facebook earned no better than renewed doubt today from federal lawmakers over its ability to police misleading content....

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