Techmeme Summary: Kurt Wagner / Recode: Senate hearing: Google explains delay in removing RT from ad program; Twitter says ~5% accounts are spam; Facebook says

Techmeme Summary: Kurt Wagner / Recode: Senate hearing: Google explains delay in removing RT from ad program; Twitter says ~5% accounts are spam; Facebook says it's disclosed all known Russian ads From the article: Here’s a preview of testimony material from Facebook, Google and Twitter [0]. This will give you a sense of what to expect during the hearings. Here’s a closer look at the lawyers from Facebook, Google and Twitter [1] who will testify over the next 48 hours. Here’s an interview Recode did with Sen. Mark Warner [2], the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, ahead of Wednesday’s hearings. Here’s a look at what tech lobbyists are pushing for ahead of the hearings [3]. Finally, here’s how you can watch the hearings live online [4]. [0] https://www.recode.net/2017/10/30/16571598/read-full-testimony-facebook-twitter-google-congress-russia-election-fake-news https://www.recode.net/2017/10/30/16571598/read-full-testimo... [1] https://www.recode.net/2017/10/31/16562342/facebook-russia-congress-google-twitter-lawyers-ads https://www.recode.net/2017/10/31/16562342/facebook-russia-c... [2] https://www.recode.net/2017/10/31/16581068/mark-warner-facebook-google-twitter-hearing-russia-2016-election https://www.recode.net/2017/10/31/16581068/mark-warner-faceb... [3] https://www.recode.net/2017/10/31/16579880/facebook-google-twitter-honest-ads-act-political-ads-russia https://www.recode.net/2017/10/31/16579880/facebook-google-t... [4] https://www.recode.net/2017/10/31/16570988/watch-live-stream-facebook-google-twitter-russia-trump-2016-presidential-election-senate https://www.recode.net/2017/10/31/16570988/watch-live-stream... --- [4] goes to a US Senate page with a livestream: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/extremist-content-and-russian-disinformation-online-working-with-tech-to-find-solutions https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/extremist-content-...