Google, Facebook and others form tech coalition to secure US Presidential Election

Facebook, Google and other major tech companies said Wednesday they were forming a coalition to promote discussions with government agencies to secure the November election.

The group, which is part of an effort to prevent the kind of online meddling and foreign interference that sullied the 2016 Presidential Election, plans to serve as a clearinghouse for data about disinformation campaigns. Among the other participants are Twitter and Microsoft, and the companies will meet with representatives from the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security.