"Republican lawmakers, who have long resisted measures to expand background checks or limit access to guns, aimed to put a spotlight on the role of social media in the Texas shooting on Thursday. "The common theme of almost all of these mass shootings is the social alienation of sick young men, often fueled by social media," tweeted Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska. He did not mention gun access in the post.
Tech industry officials pushed back, warning that such tweets could distract from broader policy questions about gun control.
"Some people will try to make it about Facebook so that it's not about guns," tweeted Brian Fishman, former director of counterterrorism, dangerous organizations and content policy at Facebook. "Don't let them.""
"Republican lawmakers, who have long resisted measures to expand background checks or limit access to guns, aimed to put a spotlight on the role of social media in the Texas shooting on Thursday. "The common theme of almost all of these mass shootings is the social alienation of sick young men, often fueled by social media," tweeted Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska. He did not mention gun access in the post.
Tech industry officials pushed back, warning that such tweets could distract from broader policy questions about gun control.
"Some people will try to make it about Facebook so that it's not about guns," tweeted Brian Fishman, former director of counterterrorism, dangerous organizations and content policy at Facebook. "Don't let them.""
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/young-gunmen-turn-toward-social-201034987.html