Senate Wrestles With Response To Foreign Influence Campaigns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate intelligence committee is wrestling with how to respond to ongoing foreign efforts to undermine American democracy through social media. Wednesday's committee hearing comes a day after Facebook announced it had uncovered "sophisticated" efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to manipulate U.S. politics. The committee's Republican chairman, Richard Burr, says social media is an important forum for free speech, but that foreign cyber actors are using U.S.

Topics:  washington ap     the senate   american   facebook   russia   u.s    republican   richard burr   newsok   the   foreign   committee   social   efforts   media   

 

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More Business News