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For those wondering why @twitter finally took a stand on Trump's lies about elections instead of his conspiracy theories about @JoeNBC.
A short reminder
1) in 2016, Russia used our social media companies to spread misinformation about our elections
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A short reminder
1) in 2016, Russia used our social media companies to spread misinformation about our elections
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2) post election, there was a public outcry that Twitter/FB/etc didn't do more to prevent misinformation on their platforms
3) in 2017 & 2018, @Jack & Sheryl Sandberg were grilled in front of Congress on preventing election related misinformation on their platform
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3) in 2017 & 2018, @Jack & Sheryl Sandberg were grilled in front of Congress on preventing election related misinformation on their platform
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4) Jan 2020, Twitter updated rules prohibiting content that may mislead voters or suppress turnout. They also introduce the ability to report tweets misleading election information
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/29/twitter-misinformation-voter-suppression-109282
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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/29/twitter-misinformation-voter-suppression-109282
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5) Trump starts to tweet misleading content that is in direct violation of their rules. The same rules they enacted after being grilled by Congress for not having in 2016
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While his behavior towards @JoeNBC & more so the family of the deceased is beyond disgusting, it doesn't violate a current rule.
If they remained silent to Trump's election misinformation, it would break their promise to customers & Congress to prevent what Trump was doing.
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If they remained silent to Trump's election misinformation, it would break their promise to customers & Congress to prevent what Trump was doing.
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And if silent to Trump providing misleading information about elections... how can they prevent it as we get closer to Nov 3?
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