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.”
NRA ACCUSES META OF ‘ELECTION INTERFERENCE’ AFTER LABELING POSTS HITTING HARRIS ‘FALSE INFORMATION’
Democratic Senate candidate, U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), speaks during a Get Out The Vote meet and greet at IATSE Local 80 in Burbank, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The letter continued, “We continue to be concerned with each of your companies’ ability to react efficiently and effectively to misinformation and disinformation, or to any potential incitement of violence occurring on your platforms.”
In the letter, the signers accused social platforms Meta, Discord, and Snap specifically of “[reducing] their elections team dramatically” following the 2022 elections.
X, Meta, and TikTok were singled out and scolded for having “not increased their transparency for external groups who can aid in monitoring election information.”
NEWSOM’S DEEPFAKE ELECTION LAWS ARE ALREADY BEING CHALLENGED IN FEDERAL COURT
READ THE FULL LETTER — APP USERS CLICK HERE
“While the impetus of this letter is the 2024 election, political and election-related mis- and disinformation persists even between elections, so we are also urging your companies to commit to taking action on election and political misinformation year-round, not just in the leadup to elections.”
A series of specific questions are offered at the end of the letter, including “Will your company be changing your election integrity policies between now and the 2024 U.S. general election?” and “How will your company be more transparent in enforcement of its community guidelines regarding election integrity and transparent with the public…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at FOX News : Politics…