FACEBOOK TEMPORARILY HALTS POLITICAL AND NEW GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS

Highlights

• This was confirmed by the Facebook co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg during a Senate hearing on Wednesday

• Zuckerberg said that they have taken the steps to stop recommendations in groups for all political content or social issue groups as a precaution

• When asked on how long these changes will last, a Facebook spokeswoman said that they will assess when to lift t....