Free Speech
Former GOP Congressman and UK MP Highlight Dangers of Disinformation and Urge Regulation
Will Hurd and Member of Parliament Damien Collins say disinformation on social media platforms a worry in midterm elections.
Big Tech
Proposed Bill Takes Aim at Misinformation on Social Media Platforms
Sen. Amy Klobuchar introduced a bill Thursday to remove Section 230 protections for vaccine misinformation.
Section 230
Social Media Needs to Be Held Accountable to a Higher Standard Than No Standard
February 8, 2021— The spread of disinformation and misinformation can be controlled if the same rules on transparency required of the broadcast industry are applied to social media, an Atlantic Council webinar heard Wednesday. That includes making changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency
Social Media
Facebook Lifts Its Political Ad Ban In Georgia, Leading Up To Senate Runoff
December 23, 2020 — Less than a week after President-elect Joe Biden secured a victory in the 2020 presidential election, Facebook’s post-election plan began to backfire. Since the 2020 election, Facebook has sought to avoid intense and continued criticism over its policies on political ads. Now, as
House of Representatives
Witnesses Blame Social Media Algorithms for Spread of Misinformation
June 25, 2020 — Algorithms utilized by platforms to keep users engaged are partially to blame for the heightened state of disinformation which poses a threat to the future of American democracy, argued members of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and the Subcommittee on Consumer Prot
