Biden spokesman blasts Facebook for allowing misinformation after election

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Biden spokesman blasts Facebook for allowing misinformation after election
Rebecca Klar

A campaign official for President-elect Joe Biden slammed Facebook for allowing the spread of misinformation surrounding the recent presidential election.

Bill Russo, a Biden spokesman, criticized the tech giant Tuesday in a series of tweets claiming it is allowing disinformation on its platform that is "shredding the fabric of our democracy."

"We knew this would happen. We pleaded with Facebook for over a year to be serious about these problems. They have not," Russo said. "Our democracy is on the line. We need answers."

Russo questioned Facebook's actions on several pages and posts he suggested the platform took too little action on, or was not swift enough in reacting to.

For example, Russo called out the platform for not banning White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's page after Bannon called for the beheading of FBI Director Christopher Wray and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci. Russo also accused Facebook of only removing the video with Bannon's comments "after a journalist inquired about the video."

In addition to Bannon's post, Russo hit Facebook for not quickly removing "thousands of calls for violence" on the platform in the days after Election Day.

Facebook's actions toward misinformation, Russo said, enabled the "mobilization of conspiracy theorists using 'Stop the Steal' groups ballooned to over 300k members, before finally being taken down under pressure," Russo said.

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