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Points to story that social media company was undercutting critics

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Group is monitoring polling places, trolling online for meddlers

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Prominent Dems want better policing of who is buying what

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But NCTA chief says Net Neutrality isn’t the way to curb abuses

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Majority polled say company is not accepting of diverse political views

Also wants it to look into possible Saudi election interference

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But said no evidence of U.S. collusion or effect on election outcomes to date

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Wants to know why company did not disclose to public, Congress

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But acknowledges Dems risk alienating millennials by being too tough on tech

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Also controls 87% of ad budgets for social video

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Said it lacks sufficient parental control to comply with COPPA

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Reiterates that social media 'Wild West' needs Congressional sheriff

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Also seeks 'plain English' privacy policies

Says it should have to choose between being marketplace and product competitor

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In recent years it has become widely known that Facebook and Twitter moderate a substantial portion of what we might call “important” speech

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‘Dispatches from the Middle' features stories from stations

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It will also mean tough tradeoffs, he writes

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Move comes after incumbent Ian Whiting replaced president Dan Rabinovitsj, who left for Facebook over the summer

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Cites numerous issues with edge giants

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Twitter and Facebook top execs will testify

Initiative will deploy Ruckus-made SmartZone controllers and indoor-outdoor Wi-Fi access points

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Digital veteran Rachel Whetstone replaces the ousted Jonathan Friedland

President singles out Google in early morning Tweets