Hillary Clinton railed against the power of social media platforms in an interview in which she said it was time for a 'global reckoning' on disinformation and called for internet platforms to be held to accountClinton said it was time to rein in the power of social media giants. However, it later emerged that Moscow helped fuel a social media campaign against her that included the 'Pizzagate' conspiracy theory that claimed she ran a sex trafficking ring. She blamed the big social media companies for a growing amount of misleading material online. This week, he claimed social media companies would pay a price after Facebook upheld his ban. 'These corrupt social media companies must pay a political price, and must never again be allowed to destroy and decimate our electoral process.'

Source: The Nation May 08, 2021 05:48 UTC