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Social Media Stands in the Way of a Free and Fair Election

  • Chandra Steele--PCMag.com
  • published date: 2020-09-30 09:00:00 UTC

The refusal of social media companies to remove or fact-check false information is a danger to democracy.

Social media spreads information fast. But it spreads misinformation faster.  The election this year has been seriously compromised by deliberately misleading posts, and the majority of Americans kn… [+1307 chars]