CNN: Social media companies remove posts spreading disinformation about Election Day

11.5.2019 / By Kevin Collier
CNN: Social media companies remove posts spreading disinformation about Election Day

The nonprofit Common Cause found at least 18 Twitter users that had tweeted some variant of the idea that while one party votes on Tuesday, the other votes on Wednesday, and the group flagged them to Twitter. As of this writing, eight had been removed.

(CNN) Facebook and Twitter are reviewing and taking down posts that spread disinformation about how and when to vote on Election Day.

A senior official from the National Association of State Elections Directors told reporters Tuesday that the group flagged election disinformation to both social media companies.
Ahead of last year’s midterm elections, Facebook and Twitter declared such posts against their policies and created methods for states to flag election-related misinformation for removal. …
The nonprofit Common Cause found at least 18 Twitter users that had tweeted some variant of the idea that while one party votes on Tuesday, the other votes on Wednesday, and the group flagged them to Twitter. As of this writing, eight had been removed.

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