Social media companies defend filtering practices before US Congress


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 18 Jul 2018

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook like button is seen in front of the Facebook logo in this illustration taken October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc told a US House panel on July 17 that the social media companies are not discriminating against content for political reasons.

Conservative Republicans in Congress have criticised social media companies for what they claim are politically motivated practices in removing some content, a charge the companies have rejected.

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