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"The 2016 U.S. election was a wake-up call about the dangers of political
misinformation on social media. With two more election cycles rife with
misinformation under their belts, social media companies have experience
identifying and countering misinformation. However, the nature of the threat
misinformation poses to society continues to shift in form and targets. The big
lie about the 2020 presidential election has become a major theme, and
immigrant communities are increasingly in the crosshairs of disinformation
campaigns – deliberate efforts to spread misinformation.
Social media companies have announced plans to deal with misinformation in the
2022 midterm elections, but the companies vary in their approaches and
effectiveness. We asked experts on social media to grade how ready Facebook,
TikTok, Twitter and YouTube are to handle the task."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
