This morning, the Senate Intel committee heard from top experts on social media manipulation and foreign influence operations like the one we saw during the 2016 election.
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Before I went into public service, I spent more than 20 years in the tech business. I have tremendous respect for these companies and what they represent. When they are at their best, they are a symbol of what this country does best: innovation, job creation, changing the world.
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I’ve been hard on them because I know they can do better to protect our democracy. They have the creativity, expertise, resources, and technological capability to get ahead of these malicious actors.
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That’s why we will be hosting senior executives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google for a hearing on September 5th. To hear the plans they have in place, to press them to do more, and to work together to address this challenge.
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Today we focused on what happened in 2016 and what is happening now, but Russian active measures have revealed a dark underbelly of the social media ecosystem.
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These same tools that spread misinformation can negatively affect other aspects of our lives. I think we need to start pushing ourselves beyond just recognizing the problem and start to push actual policy ideas forward.
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Don't forget that these companies you named, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter all took money from the Russian Govt. in the amount of $1.25 million per month to buy ads on their platforms to influence the election.
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It's horrific. The hate volume is pumped up. MSM keeps covering hate rallies that directly oppose what DNI Coats said today. Dems are going to vote. DT tonite 'Russia's a hoax'. He's made us vulnerable. Rand's off w/ more GOP to Moscow. Bolton fired the cybersecurity expert!
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Shut them all Congressman!
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I believe The Senate Intelligence Committee has a lot of work to do,.. CATCHING UP WORK!! You were lax in 2014 when the Russians were using social media,.. that's called being asleep at the switch Marky Mark
@SenatorWarner, conveniently leaving out "FACTS" is LYING BY OMMISSION!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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