A group of Canadian MPs is calling on the corporate titans of social media — including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — to appear before an international hearing Ottawa is hosting this spring to talk about the spread of disinformation online. Instead of Zuckerberg, Facebook sent Richard Allan, the company's vice president of policy solutions, to address the committee. Testifying before the Procedure and House Affairs committee yesterday, Gould suggested the committee study the role of social media in elections. "To hold the social media companies to account. The international committee is meeting in Ottawa May 28.

Source: CBC News February 20, 2019 18:36 UTC