New Ad Calls Out Meta, Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter for Failing to Protect Women Elected Officials & Women Candidates From Harassment & Threats Online

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New Ad Calls Out Meta, Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter for Failing to Protect Women Elected Officials & Women Candidates From Harassment & Threats Online

UltraViolet and She Persisted release new video ad urging social media companies to be more vigilant about hate speech, harassment, and threats against women politicians

Warns if Current Policies Remain Unchanged, We Could See an Exodus of Women from Public Office

WASHINGTON, DC — A new video released today, citing evidence of widespread racist and sexist disinformation efforts surrounding the midterm elections this November, from UltraViolet and She Persisted calls out social media companies, including Meta, Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter, for failing to protect women elected officials and women running for political office from hate speech, harassment and threats online.

The ad states:

“Social media platforms are failing to protect women in public office

Elected women, particularly women of color, are subjected to constant abuse, threats and harassment online.

Report after report shows just how badly the platforms are doing.

Social media companies must do better to protect elected women and women running for office from online harassment and threats or there won’t be any of us left…”

VIEW FULL VIDEO HERE: https://app.frame.io/presentations/568d8560-1d16-4667-baf9-1725eb260a32

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