8 House Dems demand to know how social platforms are preparing to combat 'misinformation' and 'disinformation'
Social media platform X “has cut around 1,000 Trust and Safety positions since 2022,” reads a Sept. 30 letter from eight Congressional representatives addressed to the heads of top social platforms, “with owner Elon Musk commenting, 'Yeah, they’re gone' about the elections unit.”
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Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff issued a letter to major social media executives this week demanding they reveal how they will combat "misinformation" and "disinformation" in the 2024 election.
The letter, co-signed by seven other members of Congress, accuses social media platforms such as X, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok of failing to properly prepare for malicious info-hazards in November.
"We write to your platforms as concerned Members of Congress, seeking further information about your preparation for and response to the spread of misinformation and disinformation, or the potential incitement of violence on your platforms leading up to the 2024 elections," the California congressman wrote. "We have already seen how posts with disinformation have spread on the major social media platforms both in the United States and across the globe during election cycles."
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