Prior to the November 3 US election, social media providers such as slotxo Facebook, Twitter and YouTube had promised to deal with misinformation. Electoral But social media experts found that These technology companies' measures are not effective in dealing with false information. Or misrepresentation As reported by the Associated Press.

The social media test kicks off on the morning of Nov. 4, while scorecards are still counted in battle states like Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. When President Donald Trump speaks at the White House Citing false information about the scores. He also posted misleading messages about the election on Facebook and Twitter.

Trump previously tried to undermine the credibility of the postal vote. And made it clear that he wanted to get the results of the election when the polling booth was closed on Nov. 3.

U.S. President Trump speaks to reporters about the 2020 presidential election at the White House in Washington

What these social media companies do It is to make warning strips on posts that are false or misleading posts about the election to warn readers. Twitter's warning sometimes obscured the original post. Causing the recipient to click on the warning Before seeing the actual post Making it possible to share less

TikTok is a popular video app for young people. Reported on Wednesday The company has taken the video from the accounts of the influential users. Who claimed to have cheated on this election Facebook and YouTube sections I have attached correct and official information on posts concerning the election. Or there is information attached under the YouTube video That the election results were not finalized And attach a link to the election results page and other information

“We have seen what we hope to see. But that's not enough Especially in the case of Facebook, ”Shannon McGregor, assistant professor of journalism at the University of North Carolina, told the AP news agency.

McGregor was also blamed. The media and social media that do not control the dissemination of misinformation about election results. Instead, he chose to convey what the US leader said was false, President Trump was not the only one who posted on social media was warned. But also Republican senators. And the Democrats who announced Joe Biden's victory before the vote was over.

Trump twitter feed and warning labels
Social media experts see Twitter and Facebook The right way to deal with the dissemination of false information, but those measures are not as effective as they should be.

Jennifer Grygiel, professor at Syracuse University and social media expert. It was seen that tweets from famous people in society like Trump quickly spread as soon as they were posted. But it took these social media minutes for warning bars to be issued.

Until then, misinformation or misinformation had spread widely. She found more than some Trump tweets that were misinformation. Warning was not attached until 15 minutes have passed.

This social media expert sees Twitter should censor the posts or tweets of key figures like Donald Trump by slowing publishing. Or posting until someone has checked the check before that Does the tweet or post need to be posted along with a warning? That will make misinformed tweets come out with warnings and will make it more difficult to spread false or disinformation. Especially at important times like the election

“Overall, each social media has a policy of trying to do something. But in the end, those policies weren't effective enough. And that makes the President of the United States Felt he could quote anything, "said Kraijeel.