The new effort comes as the U.S. reels from shooting massacres in Texas and New York that were predated by misogynist and racist comments online.
The National Security Council is working with the White House Gender Policy Council on the initiative, and Attorney General Merrick Garland and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy were scheduled to attend the first meeting Thursday.Facebook’s head of safety was questioned by senators in a hearing on its products’ effects on kids' wellbeing, following revelations in September that executives had known Instagram was harming the mental health of some children. Marc Berkman joins us.
Also present will be Sloane Stephens, a Black U.S. tennis player who has faced a torrent of racist abuse after losing matches. The task force is intended to develop, over the next 180 days, recommendations for next steps the federal government can take to combat the problem, said the administration officials, who insisted on anonymity to speak before the launch announcement.
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