Why is @Facebook allowing a video encouraging violence against Dr. Fauci, spreading election misinformation, and pushing a civil war narrative to remain on the platform and be viewed by thousands? Doesn't this violate community standards? @andymstone @guyro 1/3 Image
Facebook Live, and the misinformation amplifying ecosystem the platform has facilitated have already caused so much harm, but at this tense moment across the country, the platform has a responsibility to act urgently against such content. 2/3
I understand the company is under a lot of pressure, & that many amazing employees are working hard, but as one of the richest, most powerful, companies in the world, not being prepared and being consistently reactive instead of proactive puts people and democracy at risk. 3/3
Also @Facebook, if you decide to take action against this video, please note there's a network of at least 180 pages and groups on your platform that shared it in a coordinated manner to expand it's reach -- Take action against them all.

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8 Nov
Wow - both Parler and NewsMax have jumped to the Top 5 App downloads this week, indicating a huge migration of mainly far-right, “StopTheSteal” users from @Facebook & @FoxNews.

We know EXACTLY why this is happening (& why it’s worrying) (thread) #Election2020 #Protect2020 Image
About two/three weeks ago, a heavy push began from influencers & FB pages, mainly on the right, of “coupe” and “voter fraud claims”, many of which our team has been monitoring and reporting on.

With this intense focus from fact-checkers, civil society, #FB, and us the ...2/
...misinformation was being caught & labeled faster (still not fast enough, but much faster than before).

Here’s the BIG story: @Facebook has a commitment to reduce the reach of repeat misinformers. It’s exact rules & how well & on who it applies them aren’t transparent BUT..3/
Read 17 tweets
7 Nov
THIS is the type of highly misleading content @Facebook , @Twitter & @FoxNews need to act on MUCH more quickly:

Unsubstantiated claims of “vote stealing” conspiracies, shared on Lou Dobbs, are being amplified on social media.

Now with 1 million views, no context labels. 1/6 Image
Many claims in this video have been fact-checked, including by Facebook fact-checking partner @LeadStoriesCom, yet this video has garnered hundreds of thousands of views just today. 2/6 Image
This is the new go-to tactic of misinfo: longer videos insinuating from half-truths that there has been a mass conspiracy are everywhere.

It’s meant to sow distrust, avoiding fact-checking long enough as videos go viral faster = conspiracy believed before it can be debunked. 3/7
Read 9 tweets
7 Nov
Since last night, we have seen escalating signals of disinformation efforts on @Facebook & @Twitter, mostly local & focused on the “Stop the Steal” angle.

We have reported it. How the platforms respond to this avalanche in the next few days will set the tone.. 1/4
...for the next months & years. Will millions of Americans not happy with the results be primed with lies that increase division, hate, & suspicion? Or will they get the facts, continuing to engage with politics they don’t like, but using fair, non-violent and honest means? 2/4
Labelling content from the President is not enough. We have seen heroic efforts from 🇺🇸 fact-checkers, BUT there are steps @Facebook & @Twitter must take to ensure those organising disinformation on their platforms don’t set the tone of the digital conversation. 3/4
Read 4 tweets
6 Nov
Many new “Stop the Steal” groups are popping up on Facebook, collectively gaining over 150k members today, with the largest having 55k members. We reported some to @Facebook earlier today. Most sharing election fraud misinformation. 1/
It will be interesting to see how the platform deals with this problem, & what policies it adopts, and whether it is transparent about them. It’s actually a thorny issue. But three things almost nobody is talking about ...2/
..(a) Facebook, for years, allowed its users to be flooded with conspiracy theories and misinfo with little action, so hundreds thousands of Facebook users are primed to believe such conspiracy theories.

AND.... 3/
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28 Oct
As members of @SenateCommerce theatrically complain about how they are being "silenced", here are 4 deeply heartbreaking stories from #FacebookSurvivors that give a #warning about the type of pain millions of Americans could face if @facebook doesn't act. cc @guyro @andymstone:
"What happens on @Facebook does not stay on Facebook". Hate, racism, voter suppression. Just hear what happened when Joyce ran for mayor in a small town in #Alabama:
#FacebookSurvivor
"There was no scream or noise I could make that could let out the feeling inside my chest" -- Hannah's is a story of heartbreak and incredible courage. She's now suing @Facebook because its misinformation & hate crises are costing lives. #FacebookSurvivors #DetoxFacebook
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28 Oct
I can’t wait for the day people begin seeing the world and humanity as they are, instead of seeing them through the information filters @Facebook & @Twitter have created.
It never was, and won’t be perfect BUT...1/
....at least it’ll be #human, not defined by an algorithm pursuing profit and addiction.

Just like religions, ideologies, and traditions imposed filters on how humanity perceived reality for generations, today social media platforms are the insidious meta-filters. 2/
You, reading this post, may intellectually get the notion that Twitter or Facebook don’t define the real world or people - but on an emotional and behavioural level, that intellectual understanding will more often than not be meaningless. 3/
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