'White supremacists will not have the last word,' said U.S. President Joe Biden at a summit at the White House as he called on Americans to combat racism and extremism
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 - U.S. President Joe Biden called on Americans to speak out against racism and extremism during a summit at the White House on Thursday, and said he would ask Congress to do more to hold social media companies accountable for spreading hate.
The event also recognized communities that suffered hate-based attacks, including mass shootings at a gay nightclub in Orlando in 2016 and at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket earlier this year, in which 10 Black people were gunned down by an avowed racist. "I'm calling on Congress to get rid of special immunity for social media companies and impose much stronger transparency requirements on all of them," Biden said.U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the "United We Stand" summit on countering hate-fueled violence, at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 15, 2022.
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