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AOC grills Zuckerberg over false political ads on Facebook

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerbergabout the companys political advertising policies on Wednesday during a House of Representatives hearing about plans to launch its cryptocurrency Libra.

By the end of the back-and-forth, Zuckerberg said the New York lawmaker would probably be able to run a hypothetical ad claiming Republicans voted for the Green New Deal.

 

The exchange between Ocasio-Cortez and Zuckerberg had been anticipated, not only because she serves on the House Financial Services Committee that was holding the hearing, but because the New York lawmaker had openly asked her 5.6 million Twitter followers for suggestions on what theyd like to see him be asked.

On Tuesday night, Ocasio-Cortez even opened up her direct messages for a while to get question recommendations.

Hypothetically, if you were, say, a member of Congress sitting on the Financial Services Committee given 5 minutes to question Mark Zuckerberg, what would you ask? she tweeted on Tuesday night.

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