Andrew KimmelVerified account

I'll be following the House Judiciary Committee hearing that examines the increase in white nationalist crimes and domestic terrorism.

.@RepDougCollins started it off by throwing shade to @IlhanMN (without mentioning her name) and equated her "anti-Semitism" to that of violent white nationalists

"White supremacy has experienced a resurgence in the last 3 years.... a clear corollary to the rise in polarizing and hateful rhetoric on the part of candidates and elected leaders. This is a particularly dangerous problem." - Eileen Hershenov of the @ADL

"White supremacists are responsible for more than half of all extremist murders. In the last year that figure has risen to 78%... White supremacists were responsible for more than 3/4 of all extremists murders. There is a crucial need for this hearing." - Eileen Hershenov, @ADL

"FB's mission is to give people power to build community. Our users share billions of pictures, stories, videos about their lives. That diversity... highlights much what is best about FB. But as we give people voice we want to make sure they don't use that voice to hurt others."

"There is no place for terrorism or hate on FB. We remove any conduct of hate... of course FB rejects all hateful ideologies. Our rules have always been clear that white supremacists are not allowed on the platform in any circumstance." Facebook Public Policy Director Neil Potts

"It's important to note that hate speech removals can be particularly complex... It's harder to detect than some forms of branded terrorist propaganda... content can sit in a gray area... it may be offensive but it does not violate YouTube's policies." @alexrosebud from Google

"Violence and hate speech have no place on YouTube." @alexrosebud from Google