Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection (AP)
It’s a question that still hangs over the company today, as Congress and regulators investigate Facebook’s part in the Jan. 6 riots.
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It’s a question that still hangs over the company today, as Congress and regulators investigate Facebook’s part in the Jan. 6 riots.
WASHINGTON (AP) — As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world’s largest social media company.
New internal documents provide a rare glimpse into how Facebook appears to have simply stumbled into the Jan. 6 riot.
As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on January 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world's largest social media company. Thousands of miles away, in California, Facebook engineers were racing to tweak internal controls to slow the spread of misinformation and inciteful content.
As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on January 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers ...