Social media’s lax rules around misinformation worry election watchers

Leading up to the 2020 election, online platforms were policing misinformation. Now, days before the election, social media companies are taking a more hands-off approach — particularly X.

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There are lots of places to follow election results tomorrow. Your local public radio station is one. Another is social media. Many of the biggest platforms are more lenient about what people can say than during the last presidential election, and that makes misinformation researchers nervous about the spread of lies or even violence. NPR tech correspondent Bobby Allyn is here to tell us more. Hi, Bobby.

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