PEN America: Facebook, Twitter Must Move Fast to Clarify Policies on Disinformation After New York Post Controversy
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Oct. 19:
Earlier this week, Twitter and Facebook took steps to limit posting and amplification in relation to a New York Post article on emails purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden. The platforms' initial steps in response to a high-stakes, fast-moving and uncertain situation were justifiable in the face of concerns that, absent such action, the platforms were poised to play a major role in propagating disinforma . . .
Earlier this week, Twitter and Facebook took steps to limit posting and amplification in relation to a New York Post article on emails purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden. The platforms' initial steps in response to a high-stakes, fast-moving and uncertain situation were justifiable in the face of concerns that, absent such action, the platforms were poised to play a major role in propagating disinforma . . .