FCC's Wheeler Connects With Facebook’s Zuckerberg

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Apparently, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has "connected" with Facebook chairman, CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg about the issue of social media and violence. The source did not characterize the conversation, but said the bottom line for the Chairman remains that the FCC does not regulate edge providers -- like Facebook. A group of legislators sent a letter to Chairman Tom Wheeler seeking more information following his testimony at a House oversight hearing. At that hearing, several legislators wondered, in the wake of the Paris attacks, if the FCC could do something to shut down websites that endorsed violence.


FCC's Wheeler Connects With Facebook’s Zuckerberg