One year ago, our U.S. Capitol was breached for the first time since the British set fire to it in 1814.
As our country began to recover from this event, I spent the following year calling on tech companies to do their part in fixing this.
Social media has an important role to play in stopping the incitement of violence online before tragedies like this can even happen. Many of these platforms have allowed conspiracy theories to flourish, with little-to-no intervention or accountability. Some apps like Parler, a popular right-wing social network, even helped extremists organize and plan this riot.
It’s been one year but we still don’t have all the answers we need from the social media sites where the riot was planned. We have to get to the bottom of why thousands of Americans were so riled up that they would want to block the certification of our free and fair elections. We have to understand how a large mob was able to plan this attack online without any warning bells going off. And we need to know what social media companies are doing to make our online spaces – and our country – safer moving forward.
There has been progress; after we publicly called for it, and thousands of activists joined me online, Parler was essentially removed from the internet.
But there is more work to be done in pushing social media to help us stop dangerous conspiracy theories and radicalization online. As the Congressman from Silicon Valley, I intend to play an active role in this work, and I’d love for you to support me.
I believe we can learn from this past year and we can save lives in the future if we take smart legislative action to work with social media companies in curbing this kind of extremism, especially as COVID and progress continues to push tech further into our lives.
I intend to lead that fight, and I am proud to have so many incredible activists like you fighting alongside me.
Thank you for your continued support,
Ro Khanna
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