
Blumenthal says Facebook's calls for regulation are the 'height of disingenuousness'
CNN
Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Sunday balked at claims made by Facebook that it would support government regulation of social media platforms, calling it the "height of disingenuousness."
"What we are hearing from Facebook is platitudes and bromides. When it says it wants regulation, at the same time it is fighting that regulation tooth and nail, day and night, with armies of lawyers, millions of dollars in lobbying. And so, I must say, Facebook saying it wants regulation is the height of disingenuousness," the Connecticut Democrat told CNN's Brian Stelter on "Reliable Sources."

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