Twitter’s mass layoffs included staff responsible for tracking and countering misinformation spread on the platform ahead of and during the US midterm elections.
The single galvanizing narrative is that the 2020 election was stolen,’ observes Tufts scholar in technological change and society
The collective silence will be the most viral tweet in the world.
Conspiracy theories about mail ballots. Anonymous text messages warning voters to stay home. Fringe social media platforms where election misinformation spreads with impunity.
Voters in the U.S. who go on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook or other platforms to learn about Tuesday’s pivotal U.S. midterm elections are likely to encounter rumors, hearsay and misinformation.
Conspiracy theories about mail ballots. Anonymous text messages warning voters to stay home. Fringe social media platforms where election misinformation spreads with impunity.
