Online Election Misinformation Dropped a Whopping 73 Percent After Trump Was Kicked Off Social Media

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https://www.mediaite.com/trump/online-election-misinformation-dropped-a-whopping-73-percent-after-trump-was-kicked-off-social-media/

President Donald Trump lost one of his favorite methods of communication when Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms banned him for inciting violence and spreading misinformation — and now a research firm has quantified just how substantial the Trumpian misinformation really was.

According to a report by the Washington Post, Zignal Labs found that online misinformation about the 2020 election plummeted a stunning 73 percent after Trump’s digital excommunication.

Twitter confirmed this week that the ban on Trump’s account will continue after he leaves office on January 20. So far, Facebook has said that Trump’s suspension is “indefinite,” not committing either way to a permanent ban or eventual restoration. Trump and the accounts of his campaign and some top advisers were also suspended from Instagram, Snapchat, Spotify, Shopify, Pinterest, and several other platforms.
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[lindysalsagal]

1. That's all you need to know

To realize platforms must do their own policing. That, and the owner of Parker going into hiding.

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2. Do you mean Parler?

I hadn't heard that he's in hiding. Got a link?

Thanks.