White House Launches Online Harm Task Force

The White House launched a task force Thursday for addressing online harassment and abuse in response to mass shootings, misogyny and other online-related harms. President Joe Biden signed a presidential memorandum to address harms that “disproportionately affect women, girls, people of color, and LGBTQI+ individuals,” the White House said. Vice President Kamala Harris launched the task force with a survivor and expert roundtable Thursday. “The tragic events in Buffalo and Uvalde have underscored a fact known all too well by many Americans: the internet can fuel hate, misogyny, and abuse with spillover effects that threaten our communities and safety offline,” the White House said. The task force will be co-chaired by the Gender Policy Council and the National Security Council and will include the attorney general, the secretary of Health and Human Services and other agency heads.