Judging Platform Responses to Election Mis- and Disinformation

In last Sunday’s podcast, I promised an occasional series of discussions on the relationship between social media, message apps and election mis- and disinformation. In today’s show, I’m joined by two guests who just did a deep dive into the issue, producing a 'score card' that compares the policies and performance of the tech companies on multiple dimensions for New America’s Open Technology Institute:

• Spandana (Spandi) Singh, a policy analyst at New America's Open Technology Institute, and
• Quinn Anex-Ries, a PhD candidate in American Studies at USC and an intern with the Open Technology Institute this summer.

Their findings are summarized in a report, Misleading Information and the Midterms: How Platforms are Addressing Misinformation and Disinformation Ahead of the 2022 U.S. Elections.