Facebook, Twitter do not find Chinese meddling in 2018 U.S. elections: Bloomberg

[October 24, 2018]    (Reuters) - Social media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have not detected Chinese meddling in the 2018 U.S. elections, Bloomberg reported https://bloom.bg/2AqGNku on Wednesday, citing unnamed press representatives for both companies.

'Facebook and Twitter logos are seen on a shop window in Malaga, Spain, June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

U.S. President Donald Trump last month accused China of seeking to meddle in Nov. 6 congressional elections, a charge almost immediately rejected by Beijing.

Twitter and Facebook did not respond to requests for comment outside regular business hours.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)

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