As Democrats brace for a renewed onslaught of foreign and domestic disinformation in the leadup to the presidential election, Joe Biden’s campaign is leaning on Facebook Inc. to take a stronger stance.
In an interview, campaign deputy counsel Patrick Moore condemned the social-media company, reflecting the Democratic Party’s renewed push for accountability from the tech giants, who they see as responsible for protecting the election from the kind of disinformation that sowed chaos in 2016.
"Facebook has made public promises, they have made both public and private acknowledgments of their shortcomings, and they have taken what is effectively zero material steps to address misinformation,” Moore said. "We view ourselves to be better prepared to address it. We shouldn’t need to. No candidate should need to. Facebook promised that they wouldn’t do it again. And we are going to look to hold them to it.”