'I’ve been disappointed to see [social media companies] tolerate lies in Spanish that would never be tolerated in English,' Castro said. SanAntonio SATX Latinx Latinos SocialMedia 2022Elections misinformation
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro speaks during an appearance in San Antonio earlier this year.
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, has joined a coalition of Latinx organizations in demanding that social media platforms rein in the spread of misinformation targeting Spanish-speaking users ahead of the midterms.at social media firms including Meta, YouTube and Twitter, an umbrella group called the Spanish Language Disinformation Coalition warns that Spanish speakers are especially vulnerable to the spread of online disinformation, lies and threats of violence.
Two out of three Latinx internet users treat YouTube as a primary source for their news and information about politics and elections,. That same research group also found that more U.S. Latinx users access Facebook's WhatsApp messaging platform than do any other ethnic or racial group in the country.
“I’ve been disappointed to see [social media companies] tolerate lies in Spanish that would never be tolerated in English,” Castro said on a Thursday press call organized by SLDC.showing that despite social media companies' repeated promises to block election disinformation, dozens of Spanish-language videos making claims about U.S. ballot fraud remain live on YouTube.
During his comments, Castro called out Texas Republicans for promoting false claims about voter fraud via the
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