Platforms will target unverified claims of
election rigging and premature results declarations
Premature claims of victory will be blocked from
Twitter and
Google in the run-up to November’s US presidential election, as both companies follow
Facebook in trying to fight the prospect of a stolen vote.
Under its new rules, Twitter will treat as harmful misinformation any tweet which makes false claims about election rigging, or prematurely claims to announce the election results.