The British government is losing patience with Facebook and Twitter over their lack of cooperation with an inquiry into Russian interference in Brexit.
Facebook and Twitter are not cooperating fully with a UK parliamentary committee’s inquiry into Russian meddling in Brexit.
A British minister said their engagement with the issue is “wholly inadequate.”
But the government needs to start asking smarter questions if it wants answers.
The British government is losing patience with Facebook and Twitter.
The US tech companies are not cooperating fully with a parliamentary committee’s bid to get the bottom of Russian meddling in Brexit — and they were given a dressing down on Thursday.
Digital minister Matt Hancock said evidence Facebook and Twitter provided the Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (DCMSC) was “entirely partial and wholly inadequate.” He grumbled: “They need to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Tech: The UK government needs more than tough words to get Facebook and Twitter to cough up Russia evidence (FB, TWTR)
