Tracking the evolutions and developments in social media platforms’ election policies over time is a valuable tool for understanding how these platforms' actions align with major news, social shifts, and political events. We also sought to represent a number of diverse social media platforms in terms of numbers, notoriety and impact, and user demographics. Tracker Trends: Social Media Platform Election Policies, 2016 – PresentWe consider the evolution of social media platform election policies across a range of periods:1. Despite the changes, social media platforms were hotbeds of false information regarding the 2020 elections, including “Stop the Steal” voter fraud conspiracy theories. We invite researchers, journalists, and members of civil society to contribute to the Social Media Election Policy Tracker.

Source: Washington Post November 13, 2024 20:39 UTC