Dylan Byers

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What’s really at issue: Facebook et al should have recognized problem much earlier. So: What are they doing to handle differently in future? — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate & House Intelligence will certainly be looking to today’s Judiciary hearing to see how they can be more focu… https://t.co/FuxbKFnq9N — PolitiTweet.org

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#RealTalk: Senate Judiciary hearing lacked focus: Not clear what Sens trying to achieve; whether they care about all content or just ads etc — PolitiTweet.org

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BIG PICTURE: D.C. and Silicon Valley have drastically different priorities: Tech companies want to be open platforms. DC wants rules, limits — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s not clear they want that, either. https://t.co/MYe5ikflmL — PolitiTweet.org

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This is SO much bigger than ads. The point is these platforms don’t have adequate checks/balances to stop foreigners from political meddling — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @edmundlee: They're too focused on paid ads. Most of the propaganda happens for free. Committee appears like they're gearing up for ad r… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @edmundlee: Main takeaway from #TechHearings so far -- your congressional representatives (both Dems and GOP) have no idea how social me… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Kennedy: “I don’t believe you have the ability to identify the identity of all your advertisers. You’re good but you’re not that good." — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Franken is looking for plainspeak from men who do not get paid to plainspeak. — PolitiTweet.org

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Nothing — But why wouldn’t Facebook, Twitter, Google commit to not letting ruble-bought political ads run in U.S.? https://t.co/bWz5Qe9jg6 — PolitiTweet.org

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FRANKEN: "Foreigners can’t use money in our campaigns. You know that. It’s illegal." — PolitiTweet.org

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Franken reiterates: Facebook would not commit to stop running political ads in U.S. paid for by foreign actors. Puts it to Twitter, Google — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter and Google reps just said they’re NOT in the content business…. Facebook more or less acknowledged it is. — PolitiTweet.org

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“We think this is huge deal” — Facebook’s Colin Stretch — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook/Twitter/Google know that full disclosures on ads will likely become law… and if that’s as far as debate goes, that’s a win for them — PolitiTweet.org

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Would it be too much for tech companies to limit political ad purchases to the currency of the country where election is taking place? — PolitiTweet.org

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And no, Facebook’s Stretch did not give a “yes” or “no” answer. https://t.co/4fqTkZsUPx — PolitiTweet.org

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The full Franken quote 🔥 https://t.co/NVovfskti9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Franken: “Will Facebook commit to not accepting political ads paid for by a North Korean won”? “Please answer yes… https://t.co/Je7VtZfQRR — PolitiTweet.org

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Franken: “You put billions of data points together all the time…… YOU CAN’T PUT TOGETHER RUBLES WITH A POLITICAL AD… https://t.co/whOXxyq2vO — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Franken on fire: “Mr. Stretch, how did Facebook… not make connection that electoral ads paid for in rubles were coming from Russia?" — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Blumenthal leading toward collusion question — asking Facebook how Internet Research Agency did its targeting… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Leahy shows board of divisive political ads *currently* on Facebook — Facebook’s Stretch says none are from Russian accounts they found — PolitiTweet.org

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“With all due respect to your companies, I hear a lot of Johnny Come Latelys” — Sen. Leahy — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Coons: “Why has it taken Facebook 11 months to come forward… when former President Obama cautioned your CEO after the election?" — PolitiTweet.org

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Two now: Heart of Texas ad and Being Patriotic ad…. Of course, if you’ve been following the @donie you already know… https://t.co/fdHagnz2DW — PolitiTweet.org

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At Senate Judiciary hearing, Sen. Coons is showing the public an Internet Research Agency-bought Facebook ad — This is a first. — PolitiTweet.org

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Nearly 90 minutes in and no Senator has asked Facebook / Google / Twitter if they’ve seen evidence of collusion btwn Trump campaign & Russia — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Klobuchar, in short: There’s really no reason why you can’t put disclosures on issues ads, same as political ads. — PolitiTweet.org