The US Congress wants to interrogate Facebook, Google and Twitter managers

The US Senate Committee invited Facebook top managers, Google and Twitter to open hearings in Congress dedicated to Russian intervention in last year's presidential election. It is reported by Reuters with reference to a source in the committee.

The meeting is scheduled for November 1.

Facebook and Google confirmed the receipt of invitations, but did not specify whether the company managers intend to come to Congress. The agency was unable to get a comment of Twitter; Meanwhile, from other sources, it found out that this service on Thursday will be presented in private in private the Senate of interest to the Senate.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday stated on his Twitter that social networks and the media entered into conspiracy against him. In response, Facebook Executive Director Mark Zuckerberg noted that both Republicans and Democrats were dissatisfied with the publications in his service during the election campaign. “That's how the platform works for all ideas,” Tsuckerberg wrote.

On September 7, Facebook said that when analyzing the advertising published on the social network for its possible connection with Russian interference in the American elections , about 3 thousand suspicious ads were found, which were placed with about 470 sub -pages associated with another and allegedly managed from Russia. Since the Facebook policy does not allow the use of fake pages, they were removed.

On September 12, The Daily Beast said that the Americans were called to protest with the help of anonymous Facebook anonymous accounts from Russia. At the same time, the mechanisms of paid advertising on social networks were used. In particular, in August 2016, rallies against immigrants and Muslims were organized in August 2016.

On September 15, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Facebook administration sent the US special prosecutor to investigate the intervention in Robert Muller's elections for advertising on request from Russia . The special prosecutor received copies of advertisements, the parameters of fictitious accounts, the owners of which purchased ads, as well as the criteria of customers to determine the target audience.

On the 22nd, Zuckerberg promised to make the placement of political advertising in his service more transparent .