YouTube has said it had found no evidence of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum, but promised MPs it would conduct further investigations at a UK parliamentary committee hearing with social media company executives in Washington on Thursday. Juniper Downs, YouTube’s global head of public policy, said the company had “conducted a thorough investigation around the Brexit referendum and found no evidence of Russian interference”. 'Fiction is outperforming reality': how YouTube's algorithm distorts truth Read moreThe YouTube executive said the company would carry out a more comprehensive investigation. The public interviews with the company’s executives marked the first time that a commons committee has conducted a live broadcast hearing outside the UK. On Wednesday, the committee met the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, Richard Burr, and its top Democrat, Mark Warner.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2018 19:41 UTC