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FACEBOOK IN HOT WATER: A coalition of eight attorneys general has launched an investigation into Facebook over potential antitrust violations, New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) announced Friday. The bipartisan group of state attorneys general, led by New York, is probing Facebook's dominance in social media and any potential "anticompetitive conduct" the company has engaged in.
BETO VS. DISINFORMATION: Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke Beto O'RourkeO'Rourke calls out Texas Gov. Abbott for executive orders following mass shootings: 'Not one' mentions guns Texas Poll: Biden leads 2020 Democrats by 6 points Trade war with China won't end in 2020 MORE is demanding answers from major tech platforms following an unsubstantiated claim online that the gunman involved in last weekend's mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, was driving a vehicle with an O'Rourke campaign sticker. Jen O'Malley Dillon, campaign manager for the former House lawmaker from Texas, sent letters to Facebook, Google and Twitter on Friday asking for greater transparency about how the companies respond to disinformation on their platforms and calling on them to take action against any fraudulent accounts involved in amplifying the claim.
