Senator Klobuchar reports…

 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, along with Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to the CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg; CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino; CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai;  CEO of Twitch, Daniel Clancy; and CEO of Discord, Jason Citron to highlight the risks of election-related disinformation on their platforms, and to urge the companies to take decisive action, including bolstering content moderation resources, to combat deceptive content intended to mislead voters or sow violence.

“Your companies are on the frontlines of the risks to our democracy posed by online disinformation and technology-enabled election influence, and it is for these reasons that we urge you to prioritize taking action to ensure that you have the policies, procedures, and staff in place to counter and respond promptly to these threats,” said the lawmakers.

As Chair of the Rules Committee, Senator Klobuchar has worked on a bipartisan basis to safeguard our elections and strengthen democracy.

In May 2024, the Senate Rules Committee passed three Klobuchar-led bipartisan bills to address the impact of AI on our elections. The bills include the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act with Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Susan Collins (R-ME) joined by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), the AI Transparency in Elections Act with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and the Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act with Senator Collins.

In January 2024, Klobuchar and Collins called on the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to assist state and local election officials in combating the spread of AI-generated disinformation about our elections. Their letter followed the reports of AI-generated deepfake robocalls using President Biden’s voice to discourage voting in the New Hampshire primary election. In February, the EAC voted unanimously to allow election officials to use federal election funds to counter disinformation in our elections caused by AI.

Klobuchar is a lead sponsor of the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act of 2023. The NO FAKES Act is a bipartisan proposal that would protect the voice and visual likeness of all individuals from unauthorized recreations from generative AI.

The full text of the letter is available HERE