The Democratic members of a key House committee on Monday pushed for transparency from Facebook on placements of gun accessory advertisements in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. A group of bipartisan lawmakers rolled out legislation to allow Americans to hold foreign hackers accountable in court. And a major women\u2019s rights activist signed a deal with Apple TV on International Women\u2019s Day.
\nHouse Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee on Monday urged Facebook to be more transparent around its policies on the placement of ads, specifically advertisements for gun accessories.<\/p>\n
The Democrats called on the social media giant to make \u201csubstantive changes\u201d to its policies on the placements of ads in light of reports of ads showing gun accessories and protective equipment next to content that \u201camplified election misinformation.\u201d They said similar ads also appeared next to news about the insurrection at the Capitol after Jan. 6<\/p>\n
\u201cWith more than 100 million daily Facebook users in the United States, it is paramount that Facebook take responsibility for where it places advertisements and what those advertisements promote,\u201d the Democrats added. \u201cFurthermore, Facebook should inform advertisers about surrounding content, and make the necessary changes to guarantee that Facebook and companies\u2019 ad dollars are not further supporting or sowing seeds of hate and distrust throughout the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
They called for detailed responses on Facebook\u2019s policies around advertising by March 22. Facebook CEO\u00a0Mark Zuckerberg, along with the CEOs of Twitter and Google, are scheduled to appear before the committee on March 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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