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The letter also points to current US President Donald Trump’s recent comments that he would use law enforcement to patrol polling places — which the reps say is “voter intimidation designed to suppress turnout by Black and Latinx voters” — and his refusal to commit to peacefully leaving the White House if unsuccessful in being reelected.
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“The president’s actions have emboldened white supremacists, neo-Nazis, right-wing militia groups and their supporters, who often turn to Facebook to spread rumors and misinformation about the election,” the letter says. “The lack of concerted action by Facebook to address this threat to democracy is a grave concern.”
The letter asks Facebook to enforce its policies banning voting interference; immediately remove any posts, groups and events that promote white supremacist violence, voter suppression and misinformation; ban white nationalist and hate groups; enforce its ban on any posts encouraging people to take weapons to polling places; and hire experts in dealing with white supremacist violence and hate groups.
