Psaki: ‘It Should Not Come as Any Surprise We Are in Regular Touch with Social Media Platforms’

Reporter Can you elaborate ░░░░░░░░ little bit on the ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI Sure Reporter Administration ░░░░░░░░ Facebook flagging disinformation and ░░░░░░░░ s also some reporting ░░░░░░░░ Facebook maybe hasn t ░░░░░░░░ as proactive as the ░░░░░░░░ House would like it ░░░░░░░░ be in response to ░░░░░░░░ of the flagging So ░░░░░░░░ process of how flagging ░░░░░░░░ and then whether Facebook ░░░░░░░░ been amenable to those ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI Sure Well I ░░░░░░░░ say first it should ░░░░░░░░ come as any surprise ░░░░░░░░ we are in regular ░░░░░░░░ with social media platforms ░░░░░░░░ like we re in ░░░░░░░░ touch with all of ░░░░░░░░ and your media outlets ░░░░░░░░ areas where we have ░░░░░░░░ information that might be ░░░░░░░░ information that may or ░░░░░░░░ not be interesting to ░░░░░░░░ viewers You all make ░░░░░░░░ just like the social ░░░░░░░░ platforms make decisions Even ░░░░░░░░ they are a private ░░░░░░░░ company but just as ░░░░░░░░ example So we are ░░░░░░░░ making sure social media ░░░░░░░░ are aware of the ░░░░░░░░ narratives dangerous to public ░░░░░░░░ that we and many ░░░░░░░░ Americans are seeing across ░░░░░░░░ of social and traditional ░░░░░░░░ And we work to ░░░░░░░░ with them to better ░░░░░░░░ the enforcement of social ░░░░░░░░ platform policy So let ░░░░░░░░ give you an example ░░░░░░░░ to illustrate a little ░░░░░░░░ The false narrative that ░░░░░░░░ active out there about ░░░░░░░░ 19 vaccines causing infertility ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen out ░░░░░░░░ on the Internet quite ░░░░░░░░ bit and other places ░░░░░░░░ well which has been ░░░░░░░░ time and time again ░░░░░░░░ is troubling but a ░░░░░░░░ narrative that we and ░░░░░░░░ have seen and we ░░░░░░░░ to know that the ░░░░░░░░ media platforms are taking ░░░░░░░░ to address it That ░░░░░░░░ inaccurate false information If ░░░░░░░░ were a parent you ░░░░░░░░ look at that information ░░░░░░░░ that would naturally raise ░░░░░░░░ but it s inaccurate ░░░░░░░░ that is an example ░░░░░░░░ the kind of information ░░░░░░░░ we are flagging.”