Facebook, Google not ‘arbiters of truth,’ committee hears
Media | 02/15/2017 12:24 am EST
OTTAWA — Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google Canada told members of Parliament Tuesday they don’t see themselves as “arbiters of truth” in the ongoing challenge to address the problem of false news stories being shared via their respective platforms, but that they are increasing the measures they take to stem the flow.
“Facebook strongly believes in giving people a voice and that we cannot become arbiters of truth ourselves, so we are approaching this problem carefully, launching tests and learning from our experiences,”
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