Posted on 09/19/2022 12:20:15 AM PDT by Libloather
Social media companies have weak policies on misinformation and have failed to enforce them consistently ahead of the 2022 midterms, according to a new report released Monday.
The report, from New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, faults Meta, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok for not taking a proactive approach to address misinformation, including a growing trend of election denialism and false claims of fraud.
They say the lack of a proactive approach threatens the approaching election.
Although social media companies have pledged to tackle election misinformation, the report said the companies’ “flawed policies and inconsistent enforcement result in the continued amplification of election denialism, especially in key battleground states.”
The report highlights Facebook’s continued exemption of politicians from its fact-checking program as a concern for amplifying the spread of election denialism.
It also slam’s Twitter for having an “on-again/off-again enforcement” of its Civi Integrity Policy in a way that has allowed election denialism to “gain momentum since early 2021.”
The report also focuses on video content, stating that YouTube has allowed its platform to be “exploited by proponents of disinformation” and that TikTok is “increasingly plagued by political misinformation.”
Paul Barrett, an author of the report, said the risk is heightened by the number of Republican candidates who have embraced election denialism.
“In a sense, the problems are intensifying, even though it’s an off year, even though it’s not a presidential election. And I don’t think the platforms have appreciated the degree to which election denialism seems to have become sort of a permanent part of Republican politics,” he told The Hill.
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Those who advocate censorship, whether directly or indirectly, are utter, utter cancerous idiots.
Paul Barrett, corruption denier.
Social media’s use of their 1st Amendment right to censor the people’s 1st Amendment right is a No-no according to the 5th circuit.
Freedom of speech for all.
“I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
Free speech, no matter how far off the mainstream misleading political narrative, is a fundamental human right, so he is also a human rights denier. It is criminal in America to deprive another person of their basic human rights. Governments, businesses, and other organizations do not get any kind of special exemption.
Despite the wide spread censorship of the evidence of 2020 voter fraud, the conviction that Trump won persists and grows. Brandon acts guilty which is proof positive that they are guilty.
How does the New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights know that there is a growing trend of election denialism and false claims of fraud?
Do they understand the seriousness of the charges? Are they aware of the growing mountains of evidence that there was "game changing" voter fraud?
Maybe they should look into the veracity of their weak and false claims about election denialism.
Maybe it is time to take away their accreditation, and send everyone home.
Free speech is the fact checker fool!
Free speech to a uncontaminated audience.
The fed must go, get it out of civilian business and life.
So New Yawk finally went and did it? They gave Howard Stern his own "Center for Business and Human Rights"?
The report, from New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, says
Blah blah lies blah blah.
After their extreme censorship measures fail, of course.
They will kill you with "regret".
"Sorry about your kids - they might be infected, too."
When the Hill disables comments on a story you know that they are outright lying.
Fellas, you’re gonna want more censorship!
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