Critics roundly condemned the White House after press secretary Jen Psaki revealed the Biden administration is working with Facebook to flag "Problematic" posts that "Spread disinformation" on COVID-19.On Thursday, Psaki was asked a question regarding the Biden administration's request for tech companies to be more "Aggressive" when policing what they referred to as "Misinformation." Psaki revealed that the White House is "In regular touch with social media platforms" to handle it.
While referencing the team's actions, Psaki also revealed that they are "Flagging" posts on Facebook as part of their efforts.
"Within the Surgeon General's Office, we're flagging posts for Facebook that spread disinformation," Psaki said.
"Psaki says the White House has been flagging 'problematic posts' on Facebook they believe are misinformation about Wuhan coronavirus. Reminder: Fauci worked with Facebook to ban the lab leak theory, which is factual, for more than a year," Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich tweeted.
Dan Gainor, of Media Research Center, said people being anti-vaccine is part of free speech and that Psaki is "Against freedom."
"If you don't find it deeply disturbing that the White House is 'flagging' internet content that they deem 'problematic' to their Facebook allies for removal, then you are definitionally [sic] an authoritarian. No other information is needed about you to know that," he wrote.
Psaki's comments follow a recent report from Politico which detailed the Biden administration's plans to battle COVID-19 misinformation.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/critics-slam-psaki-white-houseconsulting-facebook-flag-misinformation
No comments:
Post a Comment