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Senators blast Facebook, Twitter, Google in Russia probe
Associated Press ^ | 11/1/17 | TOM LoBIANCO and RYAN NAKASHIMA

Posted on 10/31/2017 9:54:37 PM PDT by sparklite2

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Exasperated U.S. senators harshly criticized representatives of Facebook, Twitter and Google at a hearing Tuesday for not doing more to prevent Russian agents interfering with the American political process as early as 2015.

At one point, Sen. Al Franken shook his head after he couldn't get all the companies to commit to not accepting political ads bought with North Korean currency.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; freespeech; northkorea

1 posted on 10/31/2017 9:54:37 PM PDT by sparklite2
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The irony is that if liberals like Franken thought that selling ads to North Korea, Russia, or Pakistan would help democrats be elected, they'd be all for it.
2 posted on 10/31/2017 10:00:34 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: sparklite2

Blaming some made-up nebulous enemy to cover their own treachery.


3 posted on 10/31/2017 10:05:08 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: sparklite2

Hum, Free Speech being attacked?. Russia didn’t change the elections.


4 posted on 10/31/2017 10:06:05 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: sparklite2

No one hates the 1st Amendment more than politicians.


5 posted on 10/31/2017 10:08:46 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: sparklite2

Did these same congressmen express outrage when Clinton’s and Obama’s henchmen tried to affect elections especially in Israel? How about when Russia brought out the big checkbook to rent Hillary? (you can only rent a Clinton - they aren’t honest enough to stay bought)


6 posted on 10/31/2017 10:49:06 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The Whig Party died when it fled the great fight of its century. Ditto for the Republicans now.)
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To: SpaceBar

Franken’s very questionable election as senator over Norm Coleman has been attributed, in part, to the Minnesota Secy of State Mark Rich, who has/had tied to the Communist Party of Minnesota. See. www.keywiki.org, search under “Mark Rich” and read what Trevor Loudon found in CP papers in Minnesota about Rich’s relationship to them. VERY INTERESTING.

And Franken only won the recount by about 600 votes (some ballots mysteriously appeared after the initial count was in).


7 posted on 11/01/2017 12:43:36 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: SpaceBar

Franken’s very questionable election as senator over Norm Coleman has been attributed, in part, to the Minnesota Secy of State Mark Rich, who has/had tied to the Communist Party of Minnesota. See. www.keywiki.org, search under “Mark Rich” and read what Trevor Loudon found in CP papers in Minnesota about Rich’s relationship to them. VERY INTERESTING.

And Franken only won the recount by about 600 votes (some ballots mysteriously appeared after the initial count was in).


8 posted on 11/01/2017 12:43:37 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: realcleanguy

Exactly. Know nothing political hacks grandstanding as usual. These hearings are for theatre. Maybe these Dems are just wanting some kickbacks from foreign actors so they can keep advertising. We the people are not too stupid to know what to believe. Well, most of us.


9 posted on 11/01/2017 4:20:11 AM PDT by outinyellowdogcountry
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To: sparklite2

So if it’s anti Dem, it gets pulled.


10 posted on 11/01/2017 5:35:49 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

More grandstanding by the Demagogic Party. If the execs being grilled weren't one of them, they'd respond by accusing the phone-it-in senators of McCarthyism. Thanks sparklite2 .
Al Franken shook his head after he couldn't get all the companies to commit to not accepting political ads bought with North Korean currency.

11 posted on 11/01/2017 6:59:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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