This hearing, id like to ache a moment to acknowledge and thank President Biden for his recent appointment of five executive commissioners to this commission. This marks the first time in nearly six years that the commission includes executive branch commissioners. Their appointment will bolster our ability to bring the expertise and perspective of the various branches of government this in our work monitoring human rights and the rule of law many china. In china. And as we develop recommendations for legislative, executive ask and international action, dialogue to coordinate our efforts will be critical as it has been in recent years in implementing legislation this commission spearheaded such as the uighur forced prevention act, the hong kong human rights and democracy act and more. Today are hearing focuses on freedom of religion, authorities use in china to crack down on the free exercise of religion. While many of our areas to explore religious freedom, this is our first hearing d
In recent years, domestic terrorism and specifically white supremacist conspiracy related and antigovernment violence has become one of our nations greatest Homeland Security threats. Last october the Committee Held a hearing to examine the role that social media platforms played in the amplification of domestic extremists content and how the content can translate into realworld violence. We heard from expert witnesses, who discussed how recommendation algorithms and targeting and other amplification tools push extreme content to users because that type of content is what keeps people active on the platforms. Unfortunately because these platforms are designed to push the most engaging, post to more users, the end up amplifying extremist, dangerous and radicalizing content. This includes qanon, stop the steal and other conspiracy theories, as well as white supremacist and antisomatic rhetoric. In some cases the content, may not necessarily violate a companys community guidelines, and ot
Expertise and perspective of the various branches of government this in our work monitoring human rights and the rule of law many china. In china. And as we develop recommendations for legislative, executive ask and international action, dialogue to coordinate our efforts will be critical as it has been in recent years in implementing legislation this commission spearheaded such as the uighur forced prevention act, the hong kong human rights and democracy act and more. Today are hearing focuses on freedom of religion, authorities use in china to crack down on the free exercise of religion. While many of our areas to explore religious freedom, this is our first hearing dedicated to this topic since 2018. Recent Chinese Communist party steps use digital repression and control of religion make this especially timely hearing. As more religious activity and resources move online especially in response to covid, chinese officials expanded their use of Digital Tools to surveilled and suppress
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