How ought to social media deal with the election?

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Election Day is right here, and within the subsequent few days or perhaps weeks, we’ll know who gained — however for plenty of folks, tonight isn’t nearly selecting the subsequent president. It’s additionally a stress check for on-line platforms and a measure of how fastidiously they’ll deal with info when the stakes are this excessive.

By now, we all know what failure might seem like. In a single nightmare state of affairs, a candidate (seemingly Trump) might preemptively declare victory earlier than the votes are counted. In one other, a fast-spreading rumor might trigger critical offline unrest — like a viral hoax or deceptive video that encourages vigilante violence. Since election evening may not finish with a transparent winner, websites might be coping with these threats for days.

The largest platforms have laid out a…

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