Q: social media disinformation? KJP Has No Idea How To Address To Censor Social Media Posts
Q: social media disinformation? KJP Has No Idea How To Address To Censor Social Media Posts
#shorts On 11/2/2022, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Jen Psaki said from that podium in summer of 2021, quote, ‘We are flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation.” Can you tell us whether the White House is still flagging social media posts for disinformation? And are you submitting those to Facebook through a special portal?’”
Jean-Pierre: Can you say a little bit more?
Reporter: Yeah, there was reporting in The Intercept about opportunities for the federal government to identify for social media companies’ different posts that contains what was perceived as misinformation about the origins of COVID, the vaccine, other things as well, you know, such as, you know, Ukraine or the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Jean-Pierre: Yeah, I — so, look, I’ll say this: The administration — the Biden administration remains fully committed to our mission to protect the security and resilience of … the Disinformation Governance Board was established. In fact, some of that work began before this administration. So, you know, I want — I want to be very clear that cross-agency work continues to this day. Don’t want to — don’t want to get ahead of — of anything else. This is a Department of Homeland Security, so I would refer you to them.
Reporter: So you are flagging misinformation as it relates to —
Jean-Pierre: I don’t have anything more to add.
longer version of this clip is here: https://youtu.be/wSu0F3ZG80U Q: social media disinformation? KJP Has No Idea How To Address To Censor Social Media Posts