Sen. Maria Cantwell urged the FTC to investigate whether Facebook’s parent company misled businesses about its efforts to curb hate speech and overstated the reach of advertising on its platforms
WASHINGTON—The leader of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate allegations that Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has misled businesses about its efforts to protect their brands from hate speech and has overstated the reach of advertising on its platforms.
In a letter to FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan, Sen. Maria Cantwell , who chairs the Commerce Committee, said the agency should examine how the company’s actions might have affected advertisers and the public.
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