Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline McCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid MORE (D-N.Y.) on Saturday doubled down on her criticism of Facebook, saying the company's decisions have been "increasingly disturbing."

"Zuckerberg has been justifying Facebook’s increasingly disturbing decisions by acting like the company is some innocent, neutral bystander," she tweeted, referring to company CEO Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot ZuckerbergHillicon Valley: Productivity, fatigue, cybersecurity emerge as top concerns amid pandemic | Facebook critics launch alternative oversight board | Google to temporarily bar election ads after polls close Conservative groups seek to block Facebook election grants in four swing states: report Facebook critics launch alternative oversight board MORE.

"But as we discover more info, that is getting harder to believe," she added. "They are making active & aggressive decisions that imperil our elections."

Here’s what we know:



- Zuckerberg ”doesn’t know” when he/FB discovered the Cambridge Analytica scandal. That is hard to believe.



- After Zuck privately met w/ Trump & far-right, he’s now allowing paid disinformation ads.



- He didn’t tell the whole truth abt his “fact checkers” https://t.co/CVO0XoWJO1 — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 26, 2019

Zuckerberg has been justifying Facebook’s increasingly disturbing decisions by acting like the company is some innocent, neutral bystander.



But as we discover more info, that is getting harder to believe.



They are making active & aggressive decisions that imperil our elections. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 26, 2019

The progressive lawmaker confronted Zuckerberg this week over Facebook's political ad policy during a House hearing. She asked him a series of questions about what type of hypothetical ads candidates would be allowed to run on the platform.

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Asked if he would "take down lies," Zuckerberg responded that it "depends on the context."

The social media company's policy came under scrutiny after it refused to take down a Trump campaign ad that accuses Democratic candidate Joe Biden of corruption without evidence.

The Hill has reached out to Facebook for comment on Ocasio-Cortez's Saturday tweets.