Dear Friends,

In two clicks, you can urge Senator Portantino to pass AB 587 (Gabriel).

AB 587, authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, helps fight online hate by requiring that social media platforms publicly share their hate content policies. This is a crucial first step to preventing the spread of online hate, but this bill faces a major hurdle as it approaches a key vote. You can make a difference in less than 30 seconds.

The racist mass shooting in Buffalo, NY – which resulted in the tragic deaths of 10 Black civilians – was yet another manifestation of online hate. Evidence has emerged that the suspect was a white supremacist motivated by the virulently racist and antisemitic ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy theory – the very same hate that inspired the shooters in Pittsburgh, Poway, El Paso, and Charleston. 

Time and time again, we have seen how online hate has festered into violence in physical spaces. And with a new generation consuming an overwhelming amount of hateful news, content, and information from social media, now is the time to act.

AB 587 is approaching a key vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee. We need to urge the committee chair, Senator Anthony Portantino, and the members of the committee to pass this bill and to not water it down. Senator Portantino has been a strong ally of the Jewish community, but he is getting a lot of pressure from social media companies to oppose this bill. We need to give him the reasons and the cover to support it.

Tell Senator Portantino and the Appropriations Committee to support AB 587 and to not water it down. Demand that big social media platforms #StopHidingHate.

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Be on the lookout for more action alerts as we near the end of the legislative session!


Onward,

David Bocarsly
JPAC Executive Director
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