WASHINGTON — With Facebook, Google and Twitter set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Nov. 1, Factual Democracy Project will host a press call at 1 PM TUESDAY, OCT 10 to discuss why social media companies are so easily exploited, what Americans (regardless of political affiliation) expect tech companies to do about it, and how Americans can make their voices heard before the congressional hearings.
The call comes just after McClatchyDC reported on new polling conducted exclusively for Factual Democracy Project which showed that Americans remain surprisingly aware — and strongly disapprove — of how the platform enabled Russians to use paid media and fake news to influence American voters in the most recent election. Read more on that polling here.
Elizabeth Beavers, Indivisible. Elizabeth directs Indivisible’s work to advocate for a progressive foreign policy and protect the rights and liberties that are too often threatened in the name of national security.
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