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Dick Durbin: “So if Facebook expects our Government to help in resolving efforts to censor their service, it only seems reasonable…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2010
So if Facebook expects our Government to help in resolving efforts to censor their service, it only seems reasonable that they accept some responsibility themselves for addressing human rights issues.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin argues that Facebook should take responsibility for human rights issues.

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