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Hold Big Tech Accountable
Nearly one in three American adults experience some form of severe online harassment. Online hate causes offline pain, whether an anonymous racist comment or a death threat. Outdated laws that have not caught up to the technology can create dangerous loopholes for social media companies to evade responsibility to remove hate from their platforms.
We’ve consistently seen the way that hateful content online leads to on-the-ground violence in our communities. The alleged Buffalo shooter’s online activity paints a picture of a committed racist obsessed with the mechanics of planning and executing a deadly mass shooting. Tech companies like Facebook are complicit in the hate and violence on their platforms because explosive content feeds their business model and their bottom line. Hate speech and conspiracy theories are amplified by the algorithms, nudged to the top of news feeds, driving engagement, which in turn increases the platform's profits.
Tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg are asked to police themselves, yet whistleblower Frances Haugen says Facebook is making hate “unquestionably worse.” Our government must put people over profit and implement strong reforms focused on public safety and promoting transparency.
ADL’s REPAIR Plan offers a comprehensive set of actions to hold social media platforms and individual perpetrators accountable for enabling online hate and extremism, fostering a safe Internet ecosystem.
Please join the ADL in contacting your lawmakers to demand Congress hold Big Tech accountable while respecting the First Amendment.
Hold Big Tech Accountable
Nearly one in three American adults experience some form of severe online harassment. Online hate causes offline pain, whether an anonymous racist comment or a death threat. Outdated laws that have not caught up to the technology can create dangerous loopholes for social media companies to evade responsibility to remove hate from their platforms.
We’ve consistently seen the way that hateful content online leads to on-the-ground violence in our communities. The alleged Buffalo shooter’s online activity paints a picture of a committed racist obsessed with the mechanics of planning and executing a deadly mass shooting. Tech companies like Facebook are complicit in the hate and violence on their platforms because explosive content feeds their business model and their bottom line. Hate speech and conspiracy theories are amplified by the algorithms, nudged to the top of news feeds, driving engagement, which in turn increases the platform's profits.
Tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg are asked to police themselves, yet whistleblower Frances Haugen says Facebook is making hate “unquestionably worse.” Our government must put people over profit and implement strong reforms focused on public safety and promoting transparency.
ADL’s REPAIR Plan offers a comprehensive set of actions to hold social media platforms and individual perpetrators accountable for enabling online hate and extremism, fostering a safe Internet ecosystem.
Please join the ADL in contacting your lawmakers to demand Congress hold Big Tech accountable while respecting the First Amendment.