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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and guests about politics.

It's Thursday, November 7th.

I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker.

Facebook is once again under attack.

Already damaged by revelations that the platform was a vehicle for Russian interference

in the 2016 presidential campaign.

This fall, it announced that it would not fact-check political advertisements or other statements

made by politicians on Facebook.

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO, insists that the company stands for free expression and respect

for the democratic process and that users can make up their own

minds about the truth of what they read on the platform.

The criticism got worse last week when Twitter declared a total ban on political ads.

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