Facebook, Twitter not invited to Donald Trump’s ‘social media summit’: Report

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. haven’t been invited to take part in a technology-focused meeting called by US President Donald Trump for Thursday at the White House, as the event shapes up to be a ‘social media summit’ without social media.

Conservative tech critics and groups have already confirmed their attendance. The White House announced the summit on June 26, saying it would “bring together digital leaders for a robust conversation on the opportunities and challenges of today’s online environment.” Facebook on Monday said it hadn’t been invited to participate in the meeting, and a person familiar with the matter said Twitter also hadn’t been asked to join.

Trump has accused large technology platforms such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook and Twitter of anti-conservative bias and last month said the US government should sue Facebook and Google for unspecified wrongdoing.