White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse explained

White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse
Formed:	2022
Jurisdiction:	Government of the United States

The White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse is a United States task force whose stated function is to address and prevent online harassment and abuse.^{[1] [2] [3]} It will particularly focus on online harassment and abuse against LGBT people and women, who are disproportionately affected. The task force was launched on June 16, 2022 in an announcement made by Vice President Kamala Harris.

Reception

Conservatives and libertarians have criticized the task force, including former New York congresswoman Nan Hayworth, Media Research Center founder and CEO Brent Bozell, Conservative commentator Matt Whitlock, and the libertarian organization Young Americans for Liberty. Some of them have accused the task force of being similar to the recently paused Disinformation Governance Board (DGB). Conservatives have also accused the task force of being designed to censor conservative speech.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Masnick . Mike . 2022-06-22 . White House Launches Yet Another Task Force To Try To Curb Online Abuse; But So Far It Seems Extremely One-Sided . 2022-06-24 . . en-US.
2. Web site: Fossum . Sam . 2022-06-16 . Kamala Harris launches new national task force on preventing online harassment and abuse . 2022-06-24 . CNN.
3. News: Zakrzewski . Cat . 2022-06-16 . White House rolls out task force to curb online abuse . en-US . . 2022-06-24 . 0190-8286.
4. Web site: Hall . Alexander . 2022-06-16 . Kamala Harris announces launch of White House 'task force' to stop online 'gendered disinformation,' abuse . 2022-06-24 . . en-US.