Facebook failed to stop test ads from threatening midterm election workers
The social network's automatic moderation didn't spot some obvious red flags.
Elections
Meta's anti-misinformation strategy for the 2022 midterms is mostly a repeat of 2020
Election officials and information labels will get the spotlight.
Twitter will fight misinformation in US midterms with notification changes
The social network is also reviving some of its 2018 strategy.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Apple begins arming store managers with anti-union talking points
Workers will lose 'flexibility' and have 'fewer opportunities,' the scripts state.
Twitter's misinformation policy doesn't cover the 2020 elections anymore
Even though some are still claiming the 2020 elections were rigged.
The US Postal Service secretly tested a blockchain mobile voting system
The lack of transparency may be more worrying than the security flaws.
A YouTube network was spreading election disinformation for two months
This is despite YouTube's promises to crack down on allegations.
Twitter's latest Trump labels say Biden won the election
It's more explicitly challenging Trump's claims.
Facebook unfreezes political ads in Georgia ahead of runoff elections
A broader pause on election-related ad buys in the US is still in effect.
YouTube will remove videos disputing the 2020 presidential election
YouTube is clamping down now that states have certified results.
Senate Democrats call on YouTube to pull videos with election lies
Four senators sent a letter to YouTube expressing 'deep concern' over misinformation.
Facebook puts groups on 'probation' for repeatedly spreading disinformation
It's determined to keep groups from spreading false election claims.
Joe Biden's campaign has a 'Fortnite' island
It's a youth vote rally for the pandemic era.
FBI, Homeland Security detail how Iranian hackers stole US voter data
Poorly configured sites were partly to blame.
Are Facebook and Twitter ready for a contested election?
The companies have spent months planning for the worst,
YouTube will warn users that Election Day results ‘may not be final’
The new information panel will urge people to visit Google's election hub.
Microsoft helped disrupt the infamous Trickbot botnet
It apparently wasn't aware of US government plans.
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Google will remove misleading election-related autocompletes
Suggestions to finish search strings like "You can vote by" won't end in misleading claims.
Twitter plans for the worst with new election misinformation policy
The new rules address tweets that could interfere with "a peaceful transfer of power or orderly succession.”
