House GOP Chair, NY AG Demand Answers From Tech on Hamas Content
Alphabet, Meta, X and TikTok need to brief the House Commerce Committee about content moderation policies involving illegal content posted by Hamas, Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., wrote the companies Thursday. She demanded staff briefings by Oct. 20. The platforms…
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“must provide transparency” about how they’re “monitoring and removing illegal content posted by Hamas for recruitment, to spread propaganda, to livestream murders and the torture of hostages,” she said. New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) sent similar letters to the four companies, as well as to Reddit and Rumble. “These platforms have a responsibility to keep their users safe and prohibit the spread of violent rhetoric that puts vulnerable groups in danger,” she said. Reddit has strict policies against content that “encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm,” including content from terrorist groups, the company said in a statement Friday: “Our experienced safety teams are closely monitoring the situation and taking action against anything that violates these policies." The other companies didn’t comment.