Facebook to Address Markey Concerns About Harmful Groups

Facebook continues to “recommend political groups to users despite committing to stopping the practice,” Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., wrote in a letter Tuesday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the commitment at an Oct. 28 Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Markey said: “Facebook continued to recommend political groups that promoted violence, targeted elected officials, and supported insurrection after Mr. Zuckerberg made his commitment.” Markey requested details about the “inconsistency,” as well as plans to stop the recommendations. A company spokesperson emailed: "We have a clear policy against recommending civic or political groups on our platforms, and are investigating why these were recommended in the first place.”