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Bennie Thompson: “But after a white supremacist terrorist was able to exploit social media platforms in this way, we all have reason to…”

On the recordJune 25, 2019
But after a white supremacist terrorist was able to exploit social media platforms in this way, we all have reason to doubt the effectiveness of the GIFCT and the companies' efforts more broadly.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson doubts the effectiveness of the Global Internet Forum after a terrorist exploited social media.

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