McCarthy Prods Big Tech To Crack Down On Climate Change Misinformation

"Gina McCarthy, President Biden's top domestic climate adviser, said tech companies should do more to prevent the spread of inaccurate information about climate change and clean energy.

"The tech companies have to stop allowing specific individuals over and over again to spread disinformation," she told Axios' Alexi McCammond at a virtual event that aired Thursday.

"We need the tech companies to really jump in," McCarthy said.

McCarthy said that overall, the problem of disinformation has shifted from disputing the reality of climate change to inaccurate claims about the feasibility and benefits of moving away from fossil fuels."

Ben Geman reports for Axios June 9, 2022.

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Source: Axios, 06/10/2022