Executives from Facebook, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Twitter have been asked to testify to the US Congress in coming weeks as lawmakers probe Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 US election, committee sources said on Wednesday. A Senate aide said executives from the three firms had been asked by the Senate Intelligence Committee to appear at a public hearing on November 1. The House panel did not immediately identify any companies, but a committee source said lawmakers expected to hear from the same three firms the Senate had asked to testify. On Wednesday, Trump attacked Facebook in a tweet and suggested the world’s largest social network had colluded with other media outlets that opposed him. The group bought Facebook ads to reach targeted audiences, promoting political rallies aimed at Muslims, the website reported.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 28, 2017 00:33 UTC