The committee’s letter comes after Facebook’s vice-president, Richard Allan, announced the company’s plans for a possible UK general election in the next few months. Politicians in the UK are seeking answers from Facebook over why the company has exempted political statements from its fact - checking programme . Peter Collins , chair of the House of Commons ’ arts , culture , media and sport select committee , has sent a letter to Nick Clegg , Facebook 's vice - president for global affairs and communications , asking why the company has chosen to change its policy , which effectively removes all information on political candidates lying in opinion polls .
Politicians in the UK are seeking answers from Facebook over why the company has exempted political statements from its fact - checking programme . Peter Collins , chair of the House of Commons ’ arts , culture , media and sport select committee , has sent a letter to Nick Clegg , Facebook 's vice - president for global affairs and communications , asking why the company has chosen to change its policy , which effectively removes all information on political candidates lying in opinion polls .