Tech companies to meet today to talk 2018 elections: Report

By Allison Elyse Gualtieri

Published August 24, 2018 12:54am ET

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A dozen tech companies, including Google, Facebook, and Snapchat, are reportedly meeting at Twitter headquarters today to discuss strategies and challenges ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, according to a new report.

An email from Facebook cybersecurity policy chief Nathaniel Gleicher inviting the companies to the secret meeting obtained by Buzzfeed News asked each company to present the work they’ve been doing to counter information operations, according to the report.

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