Did social media actually counter election misinformation?
https://apnews.com/632a5d93a6cc3ff37311a641d86bf5a1
Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on election misinformation, including unsubstantiated charges of fraud and premature declarations of victory by candidates. And they mostly did just that — though not without a few hiccups.
But overall their measures still didn't really address the problems exposed by the 2020 U.S. presidential contest, critics of the social platforms contend.
Did social media actually counter election misinformation?
Nov 4, 2020, 9:28pm UTC
https://apnews.com/632a5d93a6cc3ff37311a641d86bf5a1
> Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on election misinformation, including unsubstantiated charges of fraud and premature declarations of victory by candidates. And they mostly did just that — though not without a few hiccups.
> But overall their measures still didn't really address the problems exposed by the 2020 U.S. presidential contest, critics of the social platforms contend.