Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to Block Early Victory Declarations in Presidential Election... Targeting Trump

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Facebook and Twitter have announced that they will sanction users who declare victory prematurely using their services before the official election results of the U.S. presidential election are announced. This means they will not tolerate 'early victory' declarations from any campaign, a move interpreted as targeting President Donald Trump, who has been embroiled in controversy over rumors of an early victory declaration.

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According to the New York Times (NYT) on the 3rd (local time), Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have implemented these measures to prevent the spread of fake news and incitement related to the election results.

Facebook will post a message stating "Votes are currently being counted, and no official winner has been declared" until major media outlets such as Reuters and the Associated Press report the results.

Twitter has set a condition that at least two news organizations must report the election results before a candidate can use Twitter to declare their victory. Until the official election results are announced, tweets related to this will carry a warning label stating "No official reports were available at the time this tweet was posted."

YouTube also stated that it will monitor content to ensure there is no material undermining the legitimacy of the election vote.

Rumors of President Trump's early victory declaration spread following a report by the online media Axios on the 1st. Axios reported that Trump mentioned to his aides a plan to declare victory on the night of the election day if vote counts showed him leading in southern battleground states and key swing states.

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