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MPs unsatisfied with Facebook testimony, mull further regulations

News | 04/19/2018 4:51 pm EDT
Kevin Chan, Facebook Canada's head of public policy, in January 2017. /Photo by Andrew Meade.

OTTAWA — Testimony from Facebook Inc. representatives at the House ethics committee Thursday left some MPs frustrated by answers to a range of issues, including the kind of information scraped off the platform, and pondering next steps for possible legislation.

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