Sen. Durbin Calls on Facebook to Stem Rise of Hate, Conspiracy Groups on Its Platform
November 18, 2020
November 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 17:
During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, which featured Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) pressed Mr. Zuckerberg on recent incidents where hate and conspiracy groups used Facebook to plan and recruit--including the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the "Kenosha Guard mi . . .
During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, which featured Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) pressed Mr. Zuckerberg on recent incidents where hate and conspiracy groups used Facebook to plan and recruit--including the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the "Kenosha Guard mi . . .