Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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In her monthly livestream town hall for voters, the progressive congressman said that while Facebook is “trying to limit as much damage as possible ” after the mafia attack by removing accounts containing false information about the 2020 elections, which served as the basis for the violent demonstration, Ocasio-Cortez said the effects of online misinformation are “long-lasting.”
“I believe this is directly related to the complete lack of responsibility that monopolies like Facebook have towards democracy,” the New York representative said at the virtual event, adding that the social media giant “knew” that there was misinformation on its platform. stood and “allowed it anyway.
Ocasio-Cortez then referred to a viral moment during an October 2019 congressional hearing when she questioned Zuckerberg about the possibility of widespread misinformation in political ads, with the congressman saying on Friday that this should have prompted the Facebook leader to take action prior to the 2020 elections.
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook are partly responsible for Wednesday’s events. Period, ”she objected. ‘We knew this was a problem. We knew this until now that, before COVID, I specifically asked him about election disinformation and Facebook’s links with white supremacist organizations and the links Facebook’s fact-checking organizations have with other white supremacist outlets so they can avoid being flagged . and broken down.
“There is a very clear link here,” added the congressman.
Following the violent crowd, Facebook announced an indefinite suspension of President Trump
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Facebook announced on Friday that it is no longer allow people to create new events near the White House, the Capitol, or the state Capitols until after the inauguration, with the FBI warning of possible future violence during the presidential transition.
This came after Facebook said Monday it would delete content with the phrase “Stop the Steal” under its Coordinating Harm policy following the deadly riot in the Capitol last week. The phrase had been used to promote debunked claims of widespread electoral fraud, reinforced by Trump and other Republican lawmakers prior to the uprising.
However, an analysis released Thursday by the nonprofit advocacy group Avaaz found so 90 groups on Facebook promoting debunked election claims remained on the platform as of Wednesday.
Ocasio-Cortez has repeatedly called on social media platforms to take action to prevent the spread of false information online and said on Tuesday. an Instagram Live Q&A that she was investigating media literacy initiatives in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol.
“We’ll have to figure out how to keep our media environment in check so that you don’t just spread disinformation and disinformation,” she said in the video. “It’s one thing to have different opinions, but it’s quite another to say things that aren’t true.”