How Social Platforms Are Scrambling to Slow the Spread of Election Falsehoods

OTI policy analyst Spandana Singh is quoted in Consumer Reports on the difficulties social media platforms face addressing election-related misinformation.

The social platforms CR contacted say their efforts will continue past Nov. 3, as vote-counting and potential court challenges take place.

But these companies are running into criticism from both political parties and nonpartisan organizations. “To be fair, moderating content at scale is a really challenging job,” says Spandana Singh, a policy analyst with New America's Open Technology Institute. “I don't even think they necessarily know the exact limits of where the lines are, or how they're drawing them.”