Directions: Select the phrase/connector out of the three given phrases/connectors given as (I), (II), and (III) which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.

A. Manipulating people was still possible, but only in a generic sense.
B. The intermediaries responsible had a filter that did not allow them to descend to certain levels even as they tried to manipulate public opinion.

I. Besides, the intermediaries responsible had a filter that 
II. Such the intermediaries responsible had a filter that
III. Because the intermediaries responsible had a filter that