February 4, 2020 06:07 pm
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Iowa conspiracy theories are testing Facebooks misinformation policy
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Iowa state officials and Democratic Party members are fighting online misinformation and conspiracies alongside widespread technical problems, and the resulting chaos is putting platforms’ newly released misinformation policies to the test.
Companies like Facebook and Twitter take a hard line on some voting-related false information, including posts that give incorrect election dates, encourage people to not vote, or promote fake systems like “voting by text message.” Outside these clear-cut cases, though, the options get much more complicated, and social media companies have long struggled with the distinction between a disputed claim and a malicious falsehood.
Those shortcomings have been on full display in the aftermath of the Iowa...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/4/21122273/iowa-caucus-conspiracy-theories-voter-fraud-misinformation-facebook-twitter-moderation
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