November 4, 2020 06:25 am
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Facebook, Twitter take steps to limit the presidents false election claims
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
After a night in which President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory in the presidential election, Facebook has added a notification at the top of Facebook and Instagram feeds saying there was — as yet — no winner.
Earlier in the night, both Twitter and Facebook chose to label a message — identical on both platforms — from Trump reading, “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!” Twitter also placed sharing restrictions on the tweet.
Early returns were promising for the president, but a number of pivotal states are still counting votes, including Georgia, Pennsylvania,...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/4/21548736/twitter-facebook-throttle-trump-tweet-election-theft
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