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US in 'arms race' with Russia on data security, Zuckerberg says
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee joint hearing about Facebook on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 10, 2018. AFP PHOTO | JIM WATSON
Facebook is fighting an "arms race" against Russia-sponsored groups trying to use the social network to manipulate elections and public opinion, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg told US lawmakers Tuesday.
Zuckerberg told a Senate hearing on data abuses at the social media giant that Facebook had deployed artificial intelligence tools to weed out fake accounts seeking to interfere in elections or spread misinformation.
