The recommendations would require social media platforms to create searchable databases of online political advertising to increase transparency about what actors are attempting to influence voters. The committee also pushed the government to require by law social media platforms to out “bots,” or automated accounts, remove fraudulent accounts impersonating others, and clearly label paid political advertising.
The committee also wants a law to require social media giants to remove “manifestly illegal content in a timely fashion” — including hate speech, harassment and disinformation.
In their final report, the committee went a step further — saying political third parties should also be brought under privacy laws.
