Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. , Chair of the House Energy Committee and Senate Commerce Committee, Senior Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Chair of the Innovation and Data Subcommittee, Subcommittee on Surveillance and Commerce, representing Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Fla. , Subcommittee Chairman on Communications and Technology Bob Latta, R-Ohio, and Rep. H. Morgan Griffith, R-Va. , chairman of the Subcommittee on Surveillance and Commerce. The researchers signed the letter.
In October, Eventbrite removed former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines’ speaking field trip at the University of California, Davis from its market. Gaines has spoken about transgender women’s participation in women’s sports.
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EVENTBRITE MARKETPLACE REMOVES RILEY GAINES’ ‘PROTECTING WOMEN’S SPORTS,’ CITES COMMUNITY GUIDELINES VIOLATION
Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines testifies during a House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill December 5, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
“We struggle to understand the reason for this event’s removal, while other Eventbrite listings that appear to violate several of the Eventbrite network rules remain online, adding some that feature speakers espousing allegiance to government-designated entities of the U. S. as foreign terrorist organizations,” the senators wrote.
The lawmakers noted that Eventbrite includes occasions and speakers with ties to questionable and potentially offensive statements and movements related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These examples involve references to the Israeli bloodbath on Oct. 7, when Eventbrite promoted an annual sold-out “Palestine 2023″ event. Center Conference” in Washington, D. C. , where organizers described Israel as “Israeli apartheid” in the description of the occasion on the “A Eventbrite” page. About this” of the platform. occasions section”.
RILEY GAINES LAUNCHES INSTITUTE LEADERSHIP CENTER: “SHE WILL FIGHT THE MOVEMENT TO ERASE WOMEN”
Julia Hartz, president and co-founder of Eventbrite Inc., gestures while speaking at the Symposium Stockholm ‘Brilliant Minds’ technology and music conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday, June 9, 2016. (Johan Jeppsson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Because Gaines’s promotion of the widely held view to preserve women’s athletics starkly contrasts with events on Eventbrite featuring speakers sympathetic to genocide, this leads us to wonder if pro-terrorist and antisemitic events and event speakers do not plainly violate Eventbrite’s prohibition of content that would ‘discriminate against, harass, disparage, threaten, incite violence against, or otherwise target individuals or groups based on their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, religion, national origin,’” the letter said. “We seek information on what metrics Eventbrite uses to enforce its Community Guidelines on selected issues such as women’s athletics versus terrorism and antisemitism.”
Senators request information by December 21 from Eventbrite about the company’s review process, the violation of Community Guidelines, the handling of alleged pro-Hamas and antisemitic events, the identification of terrorist organizations, metrics used to enforce guidelines, and the comparison of complaints and review timelines among different events.
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“We appreciate your stated commitment to be ‘a platform that values diverse opinions and a vibrant community . . .’ but are not confident that you are enforcing this policy with any consistency,” the letter concluded.
Jamie Joseph is a political expert. She leads Fox News’ virtual Senate politics.