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Social media must fight the surge in Internet threats

  • Rep. Adam Kinzinger condemns violent speeches online like a threat spike after the raid on Mar-a-Lago.
  • Kinzinger suggested that social media companies need do more stop advertising of violence.
  • The House Oversight Committee sent a letter social media companies on Friday around online threats.

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Friday suggested social media companies should to be more active against violent threats made online.

Congressman from Illinois who is one of two republicans on The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots said during an interview with Jake Tupper of CNN that the country should “come to a conclusion on what kind social media yes and no responsible for.”

“I am all for First Amendment,” he said. – What I am not for speech of the type of rebellion, violent type is propagated, transmitted on in these environments that can lead to a truly destabilized situation.”

His comments came hours after legislators of House Oversight Committee Sends Letters to Leaders of eight social media companies, requiring them to take action against “spike in online threats against law enforcement officers, who were made since the FBI raided Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on 8 August.

Letter sent to managers of Meta, Facebook parent company, Twitter, TikTok, Truth Social, Rumble, Gettr, Telegram and Gab.

“We concerned that ill-considered statements from the side former President and Republican members of Congress unleashed flood of violent threats on social media which has already led to at least one death and pose danger to law enforcement officials throughout the United States,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Rep. Stephen Lynch, Chairs of Oversight Committee. “We urge you to take immediate action to eliminate any threats of violence against law enforcement agencies that appear on your company’s platforms.

An armed man was shot dead dead police last week after hours-long rack-off at the FBI office in Cincinnati, Ohio, two days after the raid on Mar-a-Lago. Authorities say suspect tried to hack FBI office.

kinzinger also took hitting the elder social media users who show off their weapons and declare that they are “going for governmentor the FBI.

“It’s all over TikTok,” he said. “I’m always surprised to see these 50, 60-year-old men on Tick ​​Tock.”

“But these are the kinds of things we need to discuss – like it can no longer be allowed in this country,” he continued.

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