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Facebook, Twitter take steps to limit the president’s false election claims
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While the counting for the 2020 presidential election still goes on, The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Adi Robertson discuss what steps social media platforms have taken to limit misinformation.
Additional reading:
Watch the great people of Philadelphia count ballots live
Facebook, Twitter take steps to limit the president’s false election claims
Twitter restricts Trump campaign official’s tweet alleging Philadelphia voter fraud
Before the votes are fully counted, Trump falsely claims victory
Twitter restricts yet another Trump tweet for making up election rules
People are mistaking a Baltimore Orioles meme for an election misinformation botnet
Facebook shuts down huge ‘Stop the Steal’ group
YouTube says video claiming Trump won does not violate its election misinformation policies
Democrats call on Twitter to suspend Trump as election results file in
Massachusetts passes ‘right to repair’ law to open up car data
California poised to establish a new privacy regulator with ballot measure win
Uber, Lyft drivers aren’t employees after all, California voters say
Portland, Maine has voted to ban facial recognition
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