Whatever Meta 'learns' from how its censorship system works during Europe's elections can come in handy leading up to the November presidential vote in the United States.
The laws currently being considered require an end to shadow banning and banning of accounts belonging to people running for political office, as well as moderation policy disclosures.
'Meta’s recommendation systems were actively promoting such underage modeling accounts to users suspected of behaving inappropriately online toward children,' according to The Wall Street Journal.
While the Trudeau government claims its forthcoming 'Online Harms' bill is being created to protect kids, Conservative Party of Canada head Pierre Poilievre said that the federal government is just looking for clever ways to enact internet censorship laws.
According to the report, even those who voiced concern over potentially 'harmful' content on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat held that it 'was the responsibility of individuals' and not government to determine what Canadians can and cannot view.
Rep. Jamie Raskin and fellow Democrats want to completely choke off the ability of pro-lifers to reach people online and to control virtually all mainstream sources of information about abortion.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez concluded that Facebook and Instagram have become ‘prime locations’ for sexual predators to trade child pornography and ‘solicit minors for sex.’
Senator Josh Hawley said that Meta's seeming unwillingness to put more resources toward stopping child exploitation on its platforms is made even worse considering the level of resources it used to censor conservative political speech.