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  • Social Media Companies Survived Election Day. More Tests Loom.

    Kate Conger Daisuke Wakabayashi Mike Isaac

    November 04, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube implemented pre-planned measures that limited the ability to use their sites to spread election-day disinformation. Twitter quickly added warning labels to election day tweets from political figures, including the president, that falsely claimed vote fraud or victory. Sharing and commenting on the tweets was also limited. Facebook also labeled disinformation posts but did not prevent commenting, liking, or sharing them. Some election-related videos on YouTube were removed for spreading disinformation, violating the company’s policy prohibiting deceptive practices and scams.

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  • Stamping Out Online Sex Trafficking May Have Pushed It Underground

    David McCabe Kate Conger

    December 17, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    The passage of the 2018 Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act was meant to hold accountable the online platforms where sex trafficking and sex work took place, but a year into its existence, it has shown negative, unintended consequences. The legislation has effectively shown an impact in moving sex trafficking offline, but experts now say it has moved onto the street, making it harder to track and catch.

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