[1]Beto for America

John, we need to
talk about tech.

This past weekend, a right-wing bot network spread the completely false
rumor that the Odessa shooter had a Beto sticker on his car.

* On Twitter, we saw thousands of tweets echo this conspiracy theory,
some of which received tens of thousands of retweets. 

* On Facebook, a single post containing this misinformation received
more than 34,000 shares. 

* And, on Google, this malicious conspiracy theory became the
second-highest-trending search query related to Beto for the preceding
week.



Tech companies can no longer turn a blind eye to right-wing operatives
using their platforms to spread damaging misinformation. [ [link removed] ]As president,
Beto will push for more accountability for tech companies. Will you kick
in $3 and support our efforts to fight back today?

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John,
campaigns like ours are almost
entirely powerless to stop misinformation like this from spreading.

Sure, we can send out corrections, but only a small fragment of the people
exposed to the misinformation will ever see those. 

More to the point, the responsibility for stopping misinformation can’t
rest on the victims. 

Without swift action from Twitter, Facebook, and Google -- the companies
who own the platforms that the right uses to spread misinformation --
dangerous, harmful conspiracy theories will continue to propagate,
unchecked. 

It has to fall to the tech companies to police their own platforms and to
stop the spread of misinformation before tens of thousands of people are
exposed to malicious conspiracy theories. 

But, if tech companies won’t do it on their own, President Beto O’Rourke
will make them do it. [ [link removed] ]You can join our efforts to hold tech
accountable by contributing $3 to our campaign today.

And remember -- don’t believe everything you read on the internet.

Thanks!

-Team Beto




 


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