In her monthly livestream town hall for constituents, the progressive congresswoman said that while Facebook is “trying to do as much damage control as possible” following the mob attack by removing accounts posting false information about the 2020 election, which served as the basis for the violent demonstration, Ocasio-Cortez said the effects of online misinformation were “coming for a long time.”
“I believe that this is directly connected to the complete lack of accountability that monopolies like Facebook have to democracy,” the New York representative said in the virtual event, adding that the social media giant “knew” there was misinformation on its platform and “allowed it” anyway.
Ninety groups on Facebook promoting debunked claims about election fraud remained on the platform as of Wednesday, after the social media giant said it would remove content containing the phrase "stop the steal," according to an analysis released Thursday by nonprofit advocacy group Avaaz. Facebook said Monday it would take content down containing the phrase "Stop the Steal" under its Coordinating Harm policy after the deadly riot at the.
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Social media giant Facebook is ramping up its campaign to end misinformation on its platforms.
The company will remove any content that includes the phrase “Stop the steal” on both Facebook and Instagram.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears on a monitor as he testifies remotely during October’s virtual Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee “Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?” hearing on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)
The move comes after last week’s insurrection at Capitol Hill which saw five people killed, including a Capitol police officer.
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