He also has used his social media accounts to cast doubt on the integrity of mail-in voting and downplay the coronavirus, which experts are concerned could undermine public health. Social media companies have been trying to game out possible election outcomes to prepare. The company plans to partner with Reuters to send out notifications on election night on Facebook and Instagram with the latest results. ADADTwitter has also been planning, gaming out nearly a dozen scenarios involving both foreign and domestic disinformation starting on election night and afterwards. The platform's refusal to remove the content starkly contrasts with efforts by mainstream platforms to crack down on election disinformation since 2016.

Source: Washington Post October 08, 2020 13:07 UTC