What Facebook knew about its Latino-aimed disinformation problem
LA TimesIt was October 2020, election conspiracy theories threatened to pull America apart at its seams, and Jessica González was trying to get one of the most powerful companies in the world to listen to her. Later, in an assessment of the company’s ability to handle viral misinformation, the report added: “Gaps in detection still exist ” A third internal report pointed to racial groups with low historical voter participation rates as one of the main subsets of Facebook users facing an elevated risk from voter disenfranchisement efforts. “Facebook was — and still is — a major player.” Company spokesperson Kevin McAlister told The Times that Facebook took “a number of steps” ahead of the 2020 election to combat Spanish-language misinformation. “Online platforms aren’t doing enough to stop” digital misinformation, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said in a statement, and “when it comes to non-English misinformation, their track record is even worse.. You can still find Spanish-language Facebook posts from November 2020 that promote election lies with no warning labels.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on June 16 at the Capitol in Washington. “I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again: Spanish-language misinformation campaigns are absolutely exploding on social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a recent tweet.
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