This new proposed rule by the CFPB would treat #data brokers as de facto credit bureaus, holding them to the same standards of care, transparency, and liability.

Fantastic, long-needed #policy to protect Americans' #privacy and #security

Unfortunately, it'll never happen under Trump.

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-proposes-rule-to-stop-data-brokers-from-selling-sensitive-personal-data-to-scammers-stalkers-and-spies/

Now #Democrats are turning that complaint around, questioning whether #GOP ally #ElonMusk’s #X is suppressing #content favoring MVP #KamalaHarris to help #Trump’s reelection bid.
On Mon, Rep #JerryNadler (D) called on House #Judiciary Chair #GymJordan (R) to “investigate political censorship” on X, citing the company’s #chatbot, #Grok, falsely telling users #Harris was ineligible to appear on the 2024 ballot.

#SocialMedia #moderation #disinformation #tech #policy #regulation
#VoteBlue

The #X chatbot shared the #disinformation for >1 week until it was corrected in late July.

In a press release announcing the move, #JerryNadler’s office cited #GymJordan’s “extensive focus on allegations of #censorship on #SocialMedia this #Congress.”

#ElonMusk #bias#ElectionInterference #law #moderation #disinformation #tech #policy #regulation
#VoteBlue

#JerryNadler (D) voiced similar concerns in a letter last month after some users reported temporarily being unable to follow an #X account for the #Harris campaign. Nadler wrote that if X was “intentionally throttling or blocking” the account, it would “amount to egregious #censorship.”

#ElonMusk #bias#ElectionInterference #law#SocialMedia #moderation #disinformation #tech #policy #regulation
#VoteBlue
https://nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=396208

The missives reflect growing fear among #Democrats that #ElonMusk — who has vocally endorsed #Trump & *interviewed* him on the site late Monday — could use his platform to give Trump & other #Republicans a leg up in this year’s elections.
A handful of recent #content #moderation decisions by #X have heightened those concerns.

#Musk #bias#ElectionInterference #law#SocialMedia #moderation #disinformation #tech #policy #regulation
#VoteBlue

In addition to the apparent restriction on the #Harris campaign account & erroneous #Grok replies, some pro-Harris accounts have been labeled as #spam, incl #WhiteDudesForHarris & #ProgressivesForHarris, as Trisha Thadani reported.

#ElonMusk #bias#ElectionInterference #law#SocialMedia #moderation #disinformation #tech #policy #regulation
#VoteBlue
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/07/musk-x-harris-bias/

#Project2025, the controversial playbook & #policy agenda for a #RightWing presidential admin, has lost its director & faced scathing criticism from both Democratic groups & Trump. But Project 2025’s plan to train an #army of #PoliticalAppointees who could battle against the so-called [mythical] deep state govt bureaucracy on behalf of a future #Trump admin remains on track.

#Trump#Vance#HeritageFoundation #extremism #radicalization#FarRight
#law #democracy#HarrisWalz2024

@pluralistic - The true, tactical significance of #Project2025. Like you, I have heard a lot about Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's #roadmap for the actions that #Trump should take if he wins the presidency. Given the #HeritageFoundation's centrality to the #American #authoritarian project, it's about as awful and frightening as you might expect https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/14/fracture-lines/#disassembly-manual#democracy #congress #constitution #courts #justice #civilliberties #government #hierarchy #wealth #policy #governance