Warren Demands Tech Companies Fight Disinformation
- Calls for more transparency for social media algorithms
- Vows to hold companies, specific individuals accountable
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Senator Elizabeth Warren called on big tech companies to fight disinformation as both foreign and domestic actors continue to try to change the course of U.S. elections by spreading falsehoods via social media.
In a policy proposal released just days before the first nominating contest in Iowa, Warren said she would push to create new civil and criminal penalties for knowingly spreading disinformation that jeopardizes or suppresses voting. Warren demanded that the companies share more information about their algorithms, which she argues would provide transparency and insight for researchers, policy makers and the public as to how they contribute to spreading false or misleading content.