Tue Jun 7, 2022 – 4:21 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul used a gun control bill signing ceremony to boast of her administration’s plans to monitor social media for “violent extremism.”
She signed the legislation ostensibly to prevent another mass shooting like that in Buffalo, where a white individual began to livestream on Twitch his killing of 10 black citizens on May 14.
The Democrat signed a series of gun control bills on Monday, including a prohibition on the sale of some guns to individuals under 21 years of age. “Gun violence is an epidemic that is tearing our country apart. Thoughts and prayers won’t fix this, but taking strong action will,” she said.
During the press conference, she shared what she said is a related effort.
“We’re now requiring social media networks to monitor and report hateful conduct on their platforms,” Hochul said at the Monday bill signing. She said there would be a new task force led by the state’s attorney general to more closely surveil social media users.
“We’re going to continue focusing on this we’re going to establish a task force on social media and violent extremism to
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