US lawmaker says Facebook move to cut off researcher access is 'deeply concerning'

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US lawmaker says Facebook move to cut off researcher access is 'deeply concerning'
US Senator Mark Warner said that Facebook's move to disable the accounts of a group of New York University researchers who were studying political ads on its platform was "deeply concerning." Facebook said it had cut off the personal accounts and access of the NYU researchers, who ...

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