One concern is that the widespread use of mail ballots in U.S. elections due to the coronavirus epidemic could lead to a significant delay in the number of results. Experts fear that this will allow false information to gain traction.
Google said on Thursday that false information about the election results would not appear in searches.
Twitter’s changes will affect posts that have been misleading about ballot fraud, as well as successful tweets before the election results are confirmed.
Social media companies have been pressured to fight off misinformation after US intelligence agencies determined that Russia had used its platforms to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
“We do not allow our service to be abused by civil processes, especially choice,” Twitter wrote on its blog. “Any attempt to do so – foreign and domestic – will be strictly enforced by our laws, which apply equally and fairly to all.”
Microsoft warned on Friday that hackers with ties to Russia, China, and Iran were trying to deceive people and groups involved in the 2020 US presidential election.
The U.S. says it has recruited Russian hackers who violated the 2016 Democratic campaign. The tech company said.
Russian network
Last week, Facebook announced that it had demolished a small network of accounts and pages that were part of a Russian-affected operation.
The company said it had close ties to the Russian government and was linked to a campaign by Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA), which is accused of interfering in the 2016 U.S. election.
Twitter has suspended a total of five accounts from the same network. It focuses on peace data, which is a non-profit news website in English and Arabic.
The messaging platform has clashed in recent months with President Donald Trump, who regularly posts about election fraud, criticizing Twitter for flagging his posts.
Search results
Among Google’s changes to automatic results that predict what users are looking for, it eliminates expectations that could be interpreted as “arguments against or against any candidate or political party”.
It eliminates the activity of trying to guess and complete search terms when people check polling places, voting requirements, or methods. However, users can still search for this information.
Last week, Facebook advertised that it was creating a label for candidates’ posts or making premature claims to success. The report said it would stop accepting new political statements in the week before election day.
