Meta, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok all say they have new, better policies in place.
out Monday from New York University faults Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube for amplifying false claims about U.S. election fraud and urges the platforms to be more transparent and consistent in their content policies."Big Lie" claims online have contributed to a lack of trust in U.S. elections and increased support for new voting laws that disproportionately impact people of color, the report says.
Facebook's exemption of politicians from its fact-checking rules, allowing influential public figures to share election lies.which prohibits using the service to interfere with elections or other civic processes.YouTube's vulnerability to being exploited by proponents of disinformation, including a movie titled "2000 Mules" that spread a myth about ballot trafficking.
Facebook noted that it labels and demotes content deemed false by its fact-checkers, and alerts users who have shared content later found to be false. A Meta spokesperson said the company will reject ads encouraging people not to vote or calling into question the legitimacy of the upcoming election." — blurbs appearing in users feeds with accurate election information — ahead of the 2022 midterms. The pre-bunks "are an industry first and are designed to get ahead of misleading narratives," a Twitter spokesperson told Axios.
TikTok said it will label content related to the 2022 midterms and will make "questionable content" ineligible for recommendation while it is being fact-checked.it would launch a media literacy campaign with tips on "identifying different manipulation tactics used to spread misinformation.
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