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Facebook Braces Itself for Trump to Cast Doubt on Election Results:
Facebook spent years preparing to ward off any tampering on its site ahead of November's presidential election. Now the social network is getting ready in case President Trump interferes once the vote is over.
Employees at the Silicon Valley company are laying out contingency plans and walking through postelection scenarios that include attempts by Mr. Trump or his campaign to use the platform to delegitimize the results, people with knowledge of Facebook's plans said.
Facebook is preparing steps to take should Mr. Trump wrongly claim on the site that he won another four-year term, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Facebook is also working through how it might act if Mr. Trump tries to invalidate the results by declaring that the Postal Service lost mail-in ballots or that other groups meddled with the vote, the people said.
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, and some of his lieutenants have started holding daily meetings about minimizing how the platform can be used to dispute the election, the people said. They have discussed a "kill switch" to shut off political advertising after Election Day since the ads, which Facebook does not police for truthfulness, could be used to spread misinformation, the people said.
The preparations underscore how rising concerns over the integrity of the November election have reached social media companies, whose sites can be used to amplify lies, conspiracy theories and inflammatory messages. YouTube and Twitter have also discussed plans for action if the postelection period becomes complicated, according to disinformation and political researchers who have advised the firms.
[...] The preparations underscore how rising concerns over the integrity of the November election have reached social media companies, whose sites can be used to amplify lies, conspiracy theories and inflammatory messages. YouTube and Twitter have also discussed plans for action if the postelection period becomes complicated, according to disinformation and political researchers who have advised the firms.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 25 2020, @01:17PM (4 children)
Exactly. Just like Al Gore. Look at John McCain. He accepted the election results. Look how much class and grace his speech had when he lost. Vs the democrats, absolutely NO class whatsoever when they lose. They are sore losers. The republicans lose with dignity and honor.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 25 2020, @03:20PM
oh fuckin gimme a break. can you be more obviously biased
(Score: 2) by Tork on Tuesday August 25 2020, @07:21PM
Can you say the same for Trump, since he's the key player here?
🏳️🌈 Proud Ally 🏳️🌈
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 26 2020, @01:59AM
I liked the dignity and honor on show when the losing (rep) State Senates and Governors passed laws after losing the elections to strip the new (dem) Governors of their powers. Real nice losers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 26 2020, @09:36AM
Republicans loose with delusions, conspiracy theory, voodoo economics, and the Secret. Oh, and massive cray-cray! What the fuck was Don Jr and his "girlfriend" on last night, anyway?