Violent images and misinformation are flowing — and highlighting Washington's powerlessness.
Meta said it has removed more than 700,000 videos violating its policies against violent content and hate speech or labeled them as disturbing during the first three days of conflict. | Jeff Chiu/APIn the nearly two week flood of violence and disinformation triggered by the Israel-Hamas war, powerful U.S. figures — including senators and the New York attorney general — have called for online platforms to stem the tide.
Washington’s flimsy response the past two weeks stands in sharp contrast to the European Union, where officials quickly deployed their new Digital Services Act to launch an. Regulators have the authority to fine a company up to 6 percent of its global revenue for failing to remove violent content and disinformation.
The White House’s outreach was striking in light of the political blowback the Biden administration has faced over its dealings with social media firms, including a GOP-ledof the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which shields platforms from liability over most of the content they disseminate. President Joe Biden has called on Congress toa new federal entity to regulate social media, but the bill lacks any cosponsors and has never been taken up by a committee.
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