Report blames social media for boosting stolen election lies

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A new report out Monday from New York University faults Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube for amplifying false claims about U.S. election fraud and urges the platforms to be more transparent and consistent in their content policies.

Why it matters: "Big Lie" claims online have contributed to a lack of trust in U.S. elections and increased support for new voting laws that disproportionately impact people of color, the report says.

Driving the news: The study, from the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, zeroed in on practices by each platform that it says helped to spread lies about the 2020 presidential election, including:

Facebook's exemption of politicians from its fact-checking rules, allowing influential public figures to share election lies.

https://www.axios.com/2022/09/19/election-misinformation-social-media-big-lie-report

[Skittles]

1. Facebook is absolutely fucking disgusting

FUCK that POS site

[tenderfoot]

2. The networks helped as well. With their STENOGRAPHY approach to "journalism"

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