“Time is running out.”
That was the message from Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Wednesday at a meeting of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The subject of the hearing, which came 96 days before the midterm elections: Foreign Influence Operations and their use of Social Media Platforms.
And the day’s witnesses, which included directors and researchers from organizations including the German Marshall Fund, the Oxford Internet Institute, and New Knowledge, were in agreement: America needs a legislative solution to counter the influence campaigns now underway on social platforms.
My colleague Makena Kelly, who watched Wednesday’s hearing, captured the scope of the problem (emphasis mine):
Kelly also produced a surprising statistic:...
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