Both companies, with Twitter, are working together to deal with issues related to the Russian ads. A Senate bill aimed at stopping online sex trafficking has drawn opposition from Google, Facebook and other internet companies because it weakens those protections. Meanwhile, a potential showdown on political advertising looms on 1 November, when executives from Google, Facebook and Twitter have been summoned to Washington to give public testimony before congressional committees. Facebook, Twitter and Google are cooperating on issues related to the Russian political ads. Twitter executives have been in frequent contact with Congressional committees and investigators to try and answer their questions before 1 November, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Source: Mint October 10, 2017 10:07 UTC