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By Emily Stewart

The federal government is already investigating Facebook. The question now is how much further it will go to regulate it.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying before Congress Tuesday and Wednesday in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and revelations about the platform’s role in the dissemination of Russian disinformation during the 2016 presidential campaign to answer questions about Facebook’s past, current, and future actions.

Bloomberg Technology

By Selina Wang

California has proposed legislation that would require social platforms like Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. to identify automated accounts, or bots, amid a push by state lawmakers to police the technology companies that have proven vulnerable to manipulation and the spread of fake news.

The Press Democrat

By The Editorial Board

For many homeowners, the full extent of the devastation from the October fires is still unfolding — on their calculators.

As Staff Writer Bill

Swindell spelled out in his front-page story a week ago (“Painful insurance reality,” Sunday), the number of people in Sonoma County who lost their homes and were underinsured or uninsured has exceeded the fears of many local leaders and even some industry experts. A survey by San Francisco-based consumer group United Policyholders shows nearly 70 percent of local fire victims believe they do not have enough insurance to rebuild their homes. According to Amy Bach, executive director of United Policyholders, those homeowners are finding that the gap between what they need to rebuild and what they can expect to receive from insurance companies is between tens of thousands of dollars to more than $1 million. “Those are breathtaking numbers,” Bach said.