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U.K's Parliament: Motion on Facebook & Brexit
Politico U.K. tech & politics reporter, Annabelle Dickson, discuses big news this week from the U.K. Parliament on Facebook and Brexit.
"The UK press woke up on Monday morning to these accusations that Facebook was acting like a digital gangster. This report covered a lot of ground, possibly too much, but there were two main areas it looked into, disinformation and data," says @NewsAnnabelle.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 21, 2019Will #Brexit have a second referendum?
"Currently there are not enough MPs in the House of Commons that want to stop it," says @NewsAnnabelle.