Despite YouTube and Facebook saying they would block people from identifying the government official thought to be the whistle-blower who set in motion an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, a name believed by some to be the whistle-blower has been shared thousands of times on Facebook and videos discussing the identity have been watched by hundreds of thousands of people on YouTube. The failure to keep this official’s name off social media is the latest indication of how difficult it is for these companies to police their sprawling platforms.
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