A panel of 13 Democratic senators led by Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Jack Reed of Rhode Island called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on how Facebook handled its mistakes before the U.S. Capitol riots on January 6. Answer the matter of information law enforcement.
They cited documents and testimony shared by Facebook tipster Frances Haugen, saying they wanted to know why the company prematurely cancelled the safeguards it instituted before the 2020 presidential election. The team stated: This action caused misinformation, false information and violent statements to return to the platform immediately after election day and before the January 6 riots.
It is reported that many problems revolve around Meta’s disbanded Civic Integrity (Civic Integrity) team. Haugen testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security that the team disbanded shortly after the 2020 elections.
However, Guy Rosen, Meta’s vice president in charge of integrity, responded to the media in October—We did not dissolve the Citizen Integrity (team). We integrated it into a larger Central Ingenuity team to facilitate the election. The incredible work they pioneered can be further applied, such as on health-related issues. Their work continues to this day.
In response, the team asked Zuckerberg when Meta made the decision to disband the team and who made the final decision. They also want to know which department of Meta is currently responsible for overseeing its work to prevent misinformation related to the election, and also want to know details such as how many employees the company has assigned to the department. In addition to these issues, the team also stated that they want to know how the Meta plan protects the integrity of future elections.
However, the team did not threaten to take regulatory action against Meta. Just as the head of Instagram Adam Mosseri was asked to testify earlier this month, the Senate may also ask Zuckerberg to testify. Although most American lawmakers agree that more measures are needed to regulate Facebook and other social media platforms, Democrats and Republicans have found little in common on how to deal with this issue.