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Facebook has been reviewing its policies following criticism
from lawmakers and regulators over a decision not to fact-check
ads run by politicians, with Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg
saying it does not want to stifle political speech.
In the letter that Reuters obtained on Tuesday, the U.S.
Democratic Party's administrative and fundraising body has
flagged its concerns to Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating
officer, and sought more transparency.
"...we have significant remaining concerns about Facebook
policies that allow the platform to be used to spread
misinformation and undermine our democracy," the committee's
chief executive, Seema Nanda, wrote in the Nov. 21 letter.
The panel said it felt Facebook had not devoted enough resources
to detecting inauthentic behavior.
"Considering Facebook's enormous financial resources and the
stakes of the upcoming elections, we'd ask that you dedicate
additional capacity to enforce your terms of service against
these types of malicious actors," Nanda added.
A meeting of DNC representatives and Facebook took place last
month ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential primary season, the
letter said.
Facebook did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for
comment late on Tuesday.
The company has recently faced a barrage of criticism over
privacy lapses, election-related activity and its dominance in
online advertising, spurring calls for more regulation and
anti-trust investigations.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Rich McKay
in Atlanta and Clarence Fernandez)
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