2/ A prime example of social media platforms’ inconsistent record on curbing election disinformation is the divergent responses from @Twitter and @Facebook to #Trump’s false claims of voter fraud.
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1/Social media platforms should enforce their policies to limit the spread of election-related disinfo & misinfo (like unsubstantiated claims of fraud & premature claims of victory) while respecting freedom of expression @hrw https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/11/04/us-electoral-process-needs-time … That’s not always happening 
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3/ Twitter labeled “some or all” of the bogus Trump claim as “misleading,” made reviewers click through that warning to view the president’s tweet, and blocked retweets. But it took no action against Trump’s subsequent “Big WIN” post.https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-twitter-trump-premature-presidential-election-victory-warning-2020-11#twitter-flagged-a-tweet-from-trump-sent-late-tuesday-night-as-misleading-1 …
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4/…In contrast to Twitter, Facebook allowed users to view Trump’s false claims of voter fraud. Instead of a warning about misinfo, FB added a reminder to Trump’s claim that “votes are still being counted” and “the winner … has not been projected.” & did not limit its spread
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5/ Today also saw a glaring hole in Facebook's policy revealed, then patched. After
@WSJ reported that Facebook’s policy against premature declarations of victory didn’t apply to individual states, it reversed the policy https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-biden-election-day-2020/card/wrv7kdHPVcKjdVnHyZ65 … https://twitter.com/fbnewsroom/status/132409861691134 …This Tweet is unavailable.Show this thread -
6/ Other problems: On election day, multiple channels livestreamed fake elections results on
@YouTube and hours passed before it removed them. The fake results appeared at the top of the YouTube page for the search term “election results”:@Bloomberg https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/youtube-accounts-livestream-fake-election-results-to-thousands/ar-BB1aFuzO …Show this thread -
7/ It would be a mistake to narrowly focus on the role of social media in spreading electoral misinfo & disinfo. News organizations should be critical in their reporting on false info from politicians, provide necessary context & use a truth sandwich
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8/8 Finally, platforms need to be transparent & accountable for their
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I think the problem is if "unsubstantiated claims" are being made by the man holding the office dubbed "most powerful in the world"... Would
@Twitter or@Facebook have the balls to shut down the@realDonaldTrump account for breaking community guidelines? I'd love to see it!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Twitter could have used educational messages, it’s their site.
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