Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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In it monthly town hall live for voters, the progressive congresswoman said that while Facebook is “trying to do as much damage control as possible “after the crowd attacked by removing accounts that published false information about the 2020 elections, which served as the basis for the violent demonstration, Ocasio-Cortez said the effects of online misinformation “were coming for a long time.”
“I think this is directly related to the total lack of responsibility that monopolies like Facebook have in the face of democracy,” the New York representative said at the virtual event, adding that the social media giant “knew” that there was misinformation on his platform and he “allowed it” anyway.
Ocasio-Cortez referred to a viral moment in a hearing in Congress in October 2019 when he asked Zuckerberg about the possibility of widespread misinformation in political announcements, and the congresswoman said Friday that this should have urged Facebook chief to take action before 2020 elections.
“Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook are partly responsible for Wednesday’s events. Period, “he argued.” We knew this was a problem. We knew so far that prior to COVID, I specifically asked him about election misinformation and its links to Facebook with white supremacist organizations and the links that organizations have. Facebook ‘s fact – checking with other white supremacist outlets so they could avoid being tagged.
“There’s a very clear link here,” the congresswoman added.
After the violent crowd, Facebook announced an indefinite suspension of President Trump
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On Friday Facebook announced yes no longer allows users 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 in the midst of the presidential transition.
That came after Facebook said Monday he would delete content which contains the phrase “Stop the Steal” under its policy of coordinating damages after the deadly riot at the Capitol last week. The phrase had been used to promote discredited claims about widespread election fraud, which were pushed by Trump and other Republican lawmakers before the insurgency.
However, an analysis released Thursday by nonprofit advocacy group Avaaz found this 90 groups on Facebook the promotion of rejected election claims remained on the platform as of Wednesday.
Ocasio-Cortez has repeatedly called on social media platforms to take steps to prevent the spread of false information online and said so on Tuesday in a Live Questions and Answers on Instagram who was exploring media literacy initiatives in the wake of the Capitol mafia attack.
“We’re going to have to figure out how we restrict our media environment so you can’t throw misinformation and misinformation,” he said in the video. “It’s one thing to have different opinions, but it’s another to just say false things.”