On Tuesday, Twitter labeled two tweets from President Trump about mail-in ballots with a fact check, in a first for the company. But rival Facebook confirmed to CNN Business it plans to take no action with an identical post from Trump on its platform.
On Tuesday, Twitter angered the White House by flagging multiple tweets from President Donald Trump about mail-in ballots as being potentially misleading, in a first for the company.
But rival Facebook confirmed to CNN Business it plans to take no action with an identical post from Trump on its platform. The stark contrast sheds light on how the major tech platforms continue to abide by different playbooks in how they handle content moderation — specifically content from perhaps their most high-profile user — despite having previously tried to present a united front in handling misinformation when representatives appeared before Congress.
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