The FBI's raid of former President Trump's home in Mar-A-Lago has set off another wave of online rage among his supporters, putting tech giants on high alert for new efforts to undermine the legitimacy of U.S. elections.
Why it matters: Tech companies were caught flat-footed by the deluge of disinformation aimed at delegitimizing the election process and outcome in 2020. Now, amid intense regulatory scrutiny, they are trying to get ahead of a repeat.
Details: A slew of Big Tech firms debuted new midterm-election policies in the past week, designed to give political campaigns time to adapt to the changes as campaigns ramp up.
TikTok on Wednesday doubled down on its ban on paid political ads, including paid influencer content.
The company said it's taking new measures to block influencers and advertisers from forming undisclosed paid political partnerships.
It also launched its Election Center, an in-app hub with authoritative information about voting and the election, six weeks earlier than it did in 2020.
Meta on Tuesday vowed to remove any misinformation about voting and said it will reject ads encouraging people not to vote or calling into question the legitimacy of the election.
As it did in 2020, Meta will block new political and issue ads during the final week of the election campaign.
It also said that during that week, it would no longer permit any edits to ads that have been previously approved to run.
Twitter last week said it would beginning enforcing its civic...
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