Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for investigation into alleged election interference by Facebook

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday directed Secretary of State Laurel Lee to conduct an investigation into alleged election interference by Facebook after a Wall Street Journal report about the social-media company.

The Journal reported Sept. 13 that Facebook created special content-moderation rules for high-profile people —- a practice known as “whitelisting.” In a letter Monday to Lee, DeSantis cited the Journal report and said Facebook could have used the practice to “put its thumb on the scale” in political races.…