Virginia delegate pushes for commission to examine impacts of social media

NORFOLK, Va. – As the talk continues over using TikTok, a Virginia delegate desires the state to review the impacts of social media.

Del. Nadarius Clark (D-Portsmouth) has joined with a number of colleagues to patron a invoice to create a 20-person fee to review the impacts of social media, together with issues like misinformation, algorithms and advertisements.

“Rising up within the age of social media, I do know firsthand it may be used for the great and the dangerous,” Clark advised Information 3. “I feel it is crucial that we do begin finding out and ‘how does social media play a job in Virgians’ lives and the way does it have an effect on Virginians’?”

“The Fee will research the impression on residents of harmful and violent rhetoric, threats, harassment, doxing, intimidation, misinformation, disinformation, defamation, and misleading practices of social media firms,” states an internet description of the invoice.

The fee would make suggestions and report back to the lawmakers every year by way of 2026.

Clark is 27 years outdated. He believes he could have a unique perspective on the problem as somebody who’s youthful than his colleagues.

“It is simply ensuring we’re excited about everybody once we’re laws,” he mentioned.

The invoice didn’t advance in final yr’s Normal Meeting session and will likely be taken up once more when lawmakers return to Richmond subsequent week.