White House Creates Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse

On June 16, the Biden Administration directed the Director of the White House Gender Policy Council and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to lead an initiative 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. 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, as well as the heads of many other executive agencies and departments serving as members. The Task Force will work across executive departments, agencies, and offices to assess and address online harassment and abuse that constitute technology-facilitated gender-based violence.