White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse - TRUNCATED

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Section 1.  Policy.  Technology platforms and social media can be vital tools for expression, civic participation, and building a sense of community.  But the scale, reach, and amplification effects of technology platforms have also exacerbated gender-based violence, particularly through online harassment and abuse.  Online harassment and abuse include a broad array of harmful and sometimes illegal behaviors that are perpetrated through the use of technology.  Women, adolescent girls, and LGBTQI+ individuals, who may be additionally targeted because of their race, ethnicity, religion, and other factors, can experience more severe harms from online harassment and abuse.  Online harassment and abuse take many forms...  In the United States, 1 in 3 women under the age of 35 reports having been sexually harassed online, and over half of LGBTQI+ individuals report having been the target of severe online abuse, including sustained harassment, physical threats, and stalking in addition to sexual harassment.  Globally, half of girls report that they are more likely to be harassed through social media than on the street…

Therefore, I am directing the Director of the White House Gender Policy Council and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to lead an interagency effort to address online harassment and abuse, specifically focused on technology-facilitated gender-based violence, and to develop concrete recommendations to improve prevention, response, and protection efforts through programs and policies in the United States and globally.

Sec. 2.  Establishment.  There is established within the Executive Office of the President the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse (Task Force).

Sec. 3.  Membership.  (a)  The Director of the White House Gender Policy Council and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, or their designees, shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Task Force.  

(b)  … shall consist of the following members:

(i)     the Secretary of State;

(ii)    the Secretary of Defense; 

(iii)   the Attorney General;

(iv)    the Secretary of Commerce;

(v)     the Secretary of Health and Human Services;

(vi)    the Secretary of Education;

(vii)   the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;

(viii)  the Secretary of Homeland Security;

(ix)    the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;

(x)     the Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council;

(xi)    the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council;

(xii)   the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development;

(xiii)  the Counsel to the President; 

(xiv)   the Counsel to the Vice President; and

(xv)    the heads of such other executive departments, agencies, and offices as the Co-Chairs may, from time to time, designate

Sec. 4.  Mission and Function.  (a)  The Task Force shall work across executive departments, agencies, and offices to assess and address online harassment and abuse that constitute technology-facilitated gender-based violence, including by: 

(i)    improving coordination among executive departments, agencies, and offices…

(ii)   enhancing and expanding data collection and research across the Federal …

(iv)   developing programs and policies to address online harassment, abuse, and disinformation campaigns targeting women and LGBTQI+ individuals who are public and political figures, government and civic leaders, activists, and journalists in the United States and globally; 

(v)  examining existing Federal laws, regulations, and policies to evaluate the adequacy of the current legal framework to address technology-facilitated gender-based violence; and

(vi)    identifying additional opportunities to improve efforts to prevent and address technology-facilitated gender-based . . .

Sec. 5.  Reporting on the Work and Recommendations of the Task Force.  (a)  Within 180 days of the date of this memorandum, the Co-Chairs of the Task Force shall submit to the President a blueprint (Initial Blueprint . . .

(b)  Within 1 year of the date that the Initial Blueprint is submitted to the President . . .

Sec. 6.  Definition.  For the purposes of this memorandum, the term “technology-facilitated gender-based violence” shall refer to any form of gender-based violence, which takes place through, or is aided by, the use of digital technologies and devices.