First lady Melania Trump is Watch Chrysalis Onlinesticking to her campaign promise to crack down on online harassment and cyberbullying. She's reportedly meeting with major players in social media and tech next week to see what can be done.
Even though she's repeatedly let her husband get away with the very behavior she described during Donald Trump's campaign as "too mean and too rough," she is apparently still determined to make the internet a safer place. She'll meet with Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Snap, according to the Washington Post.
SEE ALSO: Hillary Clinton returns to 'SNL' with State of the Union advice for Melania TrumpThe White House meeting, which also includes Microsoft, Internet Association, and other online groups, is supposed to take place next Wednesday. Melania Trump will ask the companies about plans to deal with harassment and trolls, according to the Washington Post.
At the UN General Assembly last year, she spoke about online safety and emphasized that "we must teach each child the values of empathy and communication."
Let's not forget that many of these company have been struggling with how to deal with abusive content on its platforms, including Twitter abuse coming in after the Parkland school shooting and Google's YouTube targeting kids with violent, offensive videos.
We reached out for comment at the various companies supposedly meeting with the first lady. A spokesperson from Twitter deferred comment to the Office of the First Lady.
Melania Trump's office did not respond to a request for confirmation about the meeting.
Topics Melania Trump Politics
(Editor: {typename type="name"/})
UGREEN Nexode 25000mAh 200W power bank drops to $79.99 at Amazon
Facebook's new 'Quiet Mode' lets you take a break from Facebook
All the wild looks from the 2017 Met Gala red carpet
Yes, you can now pleasure yourself for a good cause
Final Fantasy XV Mega CPU Battle
Spare a thought for the guy detained in U.S. for allegedly overstaying by 90 minutes
Zoom update hides Meeting IDs to protect users from hackers
Gmail search just got a lot smarter, thanks to AI
Signal warns it could stop operating in U.S. if anti
Best tablet deal: Get the Google Pixel Tablet for $120 off at Amazon
Twitter will now give more of your user data to advertisers
接受PR>=1、BR>=1,流量相当,内容相关类链接。