Representatives Foster and Kean urge social media platforms to address foreign bot farms promoting disinformation and political violence.
Quiver AI Summary
Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL) and Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) have called on social media platforms to take action against foreign bot farms that spread disinformation and incite political violence. They sent a letter highlighting the serious threats these bots pose to democracy, emphasizing the need for transparency in how these platforms address foreign influence.
Foster stated, “The recent rise in political violence poses a serious threat to American democracy,” while Kean emphasized the urgency of holding foreign governments accountable for their actions online. The letter includes a request for social media companies to provide detailed information about their measures against these disinformation campaigns.
Additional representatives, including Debbie Dingell and Jim McGovern, co-signed the letter, which also references past efforts by the Justice Department to disrupt foreign bot operations. The Congress members await responses to several inquiries regarding the prevalence of such bot accounts and the platforms' detection strategies.
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