Julia
Carrie Wong
Twitter will hide tweets attempting to declare
premature election results behind a warning label, the latest effort by a
social media platform to stave off election night chaos.
The company
will consider results official – and tweetable – once they are announced by a
state election official or projected by at least two out of seven national
media outlets – ABC, the Association Press, CBS, CNN, Decision Desk HQ, Fox
News, or NBC.
Though the
rules apply to any US contest, the company said it was prioritizing the
presidential race and other “highly contested” seats. Violating tweets will be
eligible for a label if they come from a candidate, campaign or other Twitter
account with more than 100,000 followers, or if they receive at least 25,000
likes or 25,000 retweets.
The company
said it will also remove tweets “meant to incite interference with the election
process or with the implementation of election results, such as through violent
action”.
The
measures are the latest in a slew of last-minute reforms by social media
platforms bracing for the prospect that Donald Trump is likely to declare
victory before tens of millions of vote-by-mail ballots are counted.
While it is
normal for results to be delayed for days or even weeks as states count
ballots, Trump has strongly indicated his intention to ignore the true outcome
of the vote.
Misinformation
experts have warned that the likely delay in credible results will leave a
vacuum that Trump and other bad actors will likely attempt to fill with
self-serving and false narratives.
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