Social Media Platforms Update ‘Misinformation’ Policies Ahead of 2022 Midterm Elections

Social Media Platforms Update ‘Misinformation’ Policies Ahead of 2022 Midterm Elections
People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken on Sept. 27, 2013. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Nicholas Dolinger
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Social media platforms are rolling out new policies to address the issue of “misinformation” as they anticipate the 2022 midterm elections but these policies are not without controversy, as some critics argue that their policies overwhelmingly favor the Democratic party and its affiliated causes.

In a press release titled “How Meta Is Planning for the 2022 U.S. Midterms,” released on Aug. 16, the company formerly known as Facebook outlined its package of measures designed to “safeguard” upcoming congressional and gubernatorial elections in the United States.