2020 Election

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Twitter labeled 300,000 US election tweets — around 0.2% [TechCrunch]

November 13, 2020 Thomas Giboney technology

Just over a week after the U.S. elections, Twitter has offered a breakdown of some of its efforts to label

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More voting software FUD falls flat after Trump highlights dubious data [TechCrunch]

November 13, 2020 Thomas Giboney technology

Reports that Dominion Software, which provides voting tabulation tools to about half the states in the U.S., “deleted” millions of

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Joe Biden wins the 2020 US presidential election [TechCrunch]

November 7, 2020 Thomas Giboney technology

Following a tense week of vote tallying, Joe Biden won the state of Pennsylvania and vaulted ahead in the race

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Steve Bannon’s show pulled off Twitter and YouTube over calls for violence [TechCrunch]

November 6, 2020 Thomas Giboney technology

Former presidential advisor and right-wing pundit Steve Bannon had his show suspended from Twitter and an episode removed by YouTube

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Dear Sophie: How will this election nail-biter affect immigration? [TechCrunch]

November 5, 2020 Thomas Giboney technology

Whatever the election results, there will still be many ways for people to legally navigate the U.S. immigration process and

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YouTube removes ads from, but won’t pull, ‘Trump Won’ video following backlash [TechCrunch]

November 5, 2020 Thomas Giboney technology

This year’s presidential election has already proven to be a considerable test of the U.S. democratic system. It’s also been

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Close US election results plunge social media into nightmare misinformation scenario [TechCrunch]

November 4, 2020 Thomas Giboney technology

When Trump spoke early Wednesday morning, it became clear which long-dreaded election scenario an anxious nation was on the cusp

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Twitter restricts Trump’s tweet claiming that foes would ‘steal’ the election [TechCrunch]

November 4, 2020 Thomas Giboney technology

With key wins notched in a few states, Trump didn’t quite declare victory prematurely on social media as platforms had

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A QAnon supporter is headed to Congress [TechCrunch]

November 4, 2020 Thomas Giboney technology

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s win in a Georgia House race means that QAnon is headed to Capitol Hill. Greene openly supports

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Twitter hides Trump tweet attacking Supreme Court’s decision on Pennsylvania ballots [TechCrunch]

November 3, 2020 Thomas Giboney technology

In an election eve preview of what to expect in the coming days, President Trump pushed the limits on Twitter’s

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