Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Facebook and Twitter immediately clamped down on Trump's posts that prematurely declared election
victory, but they did so in very different ways
https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-twitter-trump-premature-presidential-election-victory-warning-2020-11
Facebook and Twitter both put rules in place before the election restricting content from candidates claiming premature victory.
In social media posts, and then in a speech on election night, President Donald Trump falsely claimed he had already won the election before the full results were in.
Facebook and Twitter immediately labeled Trump's posts — but they did so in different ways, and the social media giants reacted differently to other claims from Trump. Here's how they reacted.
----------
Details at link
