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
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Advocacy Aug. 4, 2021Will Big Tech stop election disinformation in Germany?
Social platforms scrambled during the US election as they became a hotbed of misinformation. Will they care as much about the German election?
Kaili Lambe, Alan Davidson, Maximilian Gahntz, Helena McDonald and Jon Lloyd
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Advocacy Sept. 14, 2021Social Media Platforms and the German Elections: A Status Report
Less than two weeks out from election day, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok still haven’t cracked down on election misinformation.
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
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Advocacy March 8, 2021Misinformation in the 2020 US Elections: A Timeline of Platform Changes (1 of 3)
Mozilla is publishing this election misinformation policy timeline to help policymakers, journalists, researchers and the public better understand what happened during the US election, both to shed light on misinformation on various platforms and to better prepare for future elections around the world.
Jon Lloyd, Kaili Lambe, Alan Davidson and Christine Jakobson
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Advocacy March 8, 2021Transparency of Policy Enforcement (2 of 3)
Mozilla outlines some of our key takeaways around data transparency, policy enforcement and effectiveness, as well as specific observations on two policies: ‘labeling’ and ‘algorithmic recommendations.’
Kaili Lambe, Jon Lloyd, Alan Davidson and Christine Jakobson
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Advocacy March 8, 2021Election Misinformation: Recommendations for the Road Ahead (3 of 3)
Mozilla outlines some of our key findings and recommendations for steps that platforms and policymakers should take to address election misinformation and safeguard future elections.
Jon Lloyd, Kaili Lambe, Alan Davidson and Christine Jakobson
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Advocacy Dec. 15, 2020Platform Accountability and Elections: Lessons Learned
Tech platforms took unprecedented -- and sometimes divergent -- steps to combat election misinformation, but questions remain about how effective they were, whether they will continue these measures, and whether and how they will apply them to future elections around the world.
Jon Lloyd, Kaili Lambe, Alan Davidson and Christine Jakobson
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Advocacy Oct. 16, 2020Mozilla Sheds Light on Platform Election Policies
Ahead of a watershed U.S. election, internet platforms are introducing a range of unprecedented policies to curb the spread of election-related misinformation and disinformation. These policies are changing frequently ahead of November 3, and it can be difficult to track who’s doing what — and how it will impact voters before, during, and after the election.
Jon Lloyd