We've also published "Opaque and Overstretched: How platforms failed to curb disinformation during the German 2021 election" – our analysis of social media platforms' performance in the German Bundestag election.
Based on Mozilla's elections-related research, we have compiled a list of requirements that governments and populations should demand of platforms before any major election. Contexts will vary from country to country, but our minimum standards can better ensure that platforms do what’s necessary, not what’s convenient.
The German Bundestag Election 2021 – blogs and analysis
Kaili Lambe, Alan Davidson, Maximilian Gahntz, Helena McDonald and Jon Lloyd
Jon Lloyd, Julia Reinhardt, Alan Davidson and Kaili Lambe
U.S. Election 2020
In the run-up to and chaotic days after the highly contentious US election, tech platforms adopted a wide variety of new approaches to tackle disinformation and misinformation. We took a closer look at their policies and commitments to dealing with election-related disinformation and misinformation and made suggestions for what best practice looks like around the world.
Dive into our research and analysis from U.S. 2020:
The U.S. Elections 2020 – blogs and analysis
Jon Lloyd, Kaili Lambe, Alan Davidson and Christine Jakobson
Kaili Lambe, Jon Lloyd, Alan Davidson and Christine Jakobson
Jon Lloyd, Kaili Lambe, Alan Davidson and Christine Jakobson
Jon Lloyd, Kaili Lambe, Alan Davidson and Christine Jakobson
