The social media platforms Facebook and Twitter suspended several accounts on the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US election</a> day as the accounts were spreading misinformation about the elections and were wrongly predicting win of the current President&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;against the former Vice President and&nbsp;Democratic nominee&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>.

Twitter claimed that multiple accounts had been suspended for "coordination", a practice where the accounts post identical content but claim to be different individuals or groups. These accounts have been suspended for indulging in inauthentic behavior and spreading misinformation about the US elections.

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One of the accounts suspended by Twitter,&nbsp;SVNewsAlerts, had more than 78,000 followers, out of which more than 10,000 have increased in the past one week. The acount was suspended for posting content related to and hinting towards civil unreast after the US election results&nbsp;and kept stressing that the voting was a fruad and the process of vote counting was not reliable.

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The accounts were suspended after #StopTheSteal started trending on social media platforms and the Twitter mentions increased form 10-12 to nearly 2,000 within minutes, loacal reporters claimed.

Meanwhile, the FBI and the New York attorney general have also started an investigation to find the criminal mind behind the numerous mysterious robocalls that Americans received urging them to stay home instead of casting their ballots. The call was received in several states and nobody has been caught for this yet. The calls, however, have stopped, local media houses claimed.

Facebook also labelled Trump's post in which he had questioned the reliability of the mail-in voting and claiming the in-person voting system has a "history of trustworthiness" in the country. Another video posted by the Fix news channel was also labelled by Facebook a trump was heard accusing Biden of "cheating” in Pennsylvania voting.

The social media platforms Facebook and Twitter suspended several accounts on the US election day as the accounts were spreading misinformation about the elections and were wrongly predicting win of the current President Donald Trump against the former Vice President and Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

The social media platforms Facebook and Twitter suspended several accounts on the US election day as the accounts were spreading misinformation about the elections and were wrongly predicting win of the current President Donald Trump against the former Vice President and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Twitter claimed that multiple accounts had been suspended for "coordination", a practice where the accounts post identical content but claim to be different individuals or groups. These accounts have been suspended for indulging in inauthentic behavior and spreading misinformation about the US elections. LIVE: Trump claims victory, says will go to SC to dispute election count One of the accounts suspended by Twitter, SVNewsAlerts, had more than 78,000 followers, out of which more than 10,000 have increased in the past one week. The acount was suspended for posting content related to and hinting towards civil unreast after the US election results and kept stressing that the voting was a fruad and the process of vote counting was not reliable. × The accounts were suspended after #StopTheSteal started trending on social media platforms and the Twitter mentions increased form 10-12 to nearly 2,000 within minutes, loacal reporters claimed. Meanwhile, the FBI and the New York attorney general have also started an investigation to find the criminal mind behind the numerous mysterious robocalls that Americans received urging them to stay home instead of casting their ballots. The call was received in several states and nobody has been caught for this yet. The calls, however, have stopped, local media houses claimed. Facebook also labelled Trump's post in which he had questioned the reliability of the mail-in voting and claiming the in-person voting system has a "history of trustworthiness" in the country. Another video posted by the Fix news channel was also labelled by Facebook a trump was heard accusing Biden of "cheating” in Pennsylvania voting.

Facebook suspends groups spreading misinformation on US Election results day as #StopTheSteal trends

The popular social media platform Instagram has decided to make changes in&nbsp;the format of the mobile app to stop any possible spread of misinformation related to the upcoming&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US Election 2020</a>&nbsp;— in which&nbsp;the Democrat candidate and former Vice President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;is campaigning against&nbsp;the Republican candidate and current President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>.

Facebook Inc's Instagram has decided to temporarily remove the "Recent" tab from the hashtag pages from Thursday. "As we near the U.S. elections, we’re making changes to make it harder for people to come across possible misinformation on Instagram," the platform said in a statement.

"Starting today, for people in the U.S. we will temporarily remove the “Recent” tab from hashtag pages. We’re doing this to reduce the real-time spread of potentially harmful content that could pop up around the election," the statement added.

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This change will be applicable only for the US users of the photo-video sharing app.&nbsp;

The announcement has come at a time when various big and popular social media platforms are facing criticism for being a source of spread of misinformation, especially related to the US elections and the novel coronavirus.

This change was announced a day after the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/who-the-hell-put-you-in-charge-republicans-lash-out-at-tech-giants-during-senate-debate-338722">CEOS of tech giants Twitter, Facebook and Google faced the US senators </a>about content censoring and favouritism on the social media platforms.&nbsp;"My concern is that these platforms have become powerful arbiters of what is true and what content users can access," said Roger Wicker, the Republican chairman of the Commerce Committee.

While the change has been criticised by a few on social media, others have supported Instagram's move calling it necessary and á small price to pay'. The feature will be restored back to its original use after the election results are announced, local media houses have claimed.

Twitter, too, has brought in few changes such as limiting the 'retweets' without comments and urging users to read articles before sharing them.

The popular social media platform Instagram has decided to make changes in the format of the mobile app to stop any possible spread of misinformation related to the upcoming US Election 2020 — in which the Democrat candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is campaigning against the Republican candidate and current President Donald Trump.

The popular social media platform Instagram has decided to make changes in the format of the mobile app to stop any possible spread of misinformation related to the upcoming US Election 2020 — in which the Democrat candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is campaigning against the Republican candidate and current President Donald Trump. Facebook Inc's Instagram has decided to temporarily remove the "Recent" tab from the hashtag pages from Thursday. "As we near the U.S. elections, we’re making changes to make it harder for people to come across possible misinformation on Instagram," the platform said in a statement. "Starting today, for people in the U.S. we will temporarily remove the “Recent” tab from hashtag pages. We’re doing this to reduce the real-time spread of potentially harmful content that could pop up around the election," the statement added. As we near the U.S. elections, we’re making changes to make it harder for people to come across possible misinformation on Instagram. — Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) October 29, 2020 × This change will be applicable only for the US users of the photo-video sharing app. The announcement has come at a time when various big and popular social media platforms are facing criticism for being a source of spread of misinformation, especially related to the US elections and the novel coronavirus. This change was announced a day after the CEOS of tech giants Twitter, Facebook and Google faced the US senators about content censoring and favouritism on the social media platforms. "My concern is that these platforms have become powerful arbiters of what is true and what content users can access," said Roger Wicker, the Republican chairman of the Commerce Committee. While the change has been criticised by a few on social media, others have supported Instagram's move calling it necessary and á small price to pay'. The feature will be restored back to its original use after the election results are announced, local media houses have claimed. Twitter, too, has brought in few changes such as limiting the 'retweets' without comments and urging users to read articles before sharing them.

Instagram to remove 'Recent' tab to stop spread of US election related misinformation

To combat the misinformation on the Facebook-owned social media platform, Instagram is expanding its fact-checking program globally.

In its official blog, Instagram explained that the third-party fact-checker program will be expanded out of the US for organisations around the world to assess and rate misinformation.&nbsp;

"In May of this year, we began working with third-party fact-checkers in the US to help identify, review, and label false information. These partners independently assess false information to help us catch it and reduce its distribution," the company stated on its blog post.

Instagram will reduce the distribution of content which is rated as false or partly false by a third-party fact-checker and label it with a link to the rating and articles from credible sources that debunk the claims made in the post.

"When these labels are applied, they will appear to everyone around the world viewing that content – in feed, profile, stories, and direct messages, " the company said.

"We use image-matching technology to find further instances of this content and apply the label, helping reduce the spread of misinformation."

If the content is labelled false on Instagram, Facebook will also reflect the label and vice-versa.&nbsp;

To determine which content should be sent to fact-checkers for review, the company "uses a combination of feedback from our community and technology."

In August, Instagram added a "False Information" feedback option for users to report posts they think are false.

"Today's expansion is an important step in our ongoing efforts to fight misinformation on Instagram," the popular photo-sharing website said.

Facebook started using image-detection on Instagram in May to find content debunked on its flagship app and also expanded its third-party fact-checking program to the app.

Results rated as false are removed from places where users seek out new content, like Instagram's Explore tab and hashtag search results.

Instagram has largely been spared the scrutiny associated with its parent company, which is in the crosshairs of regulators over alleged Russian attempts to spread misinformation around the 2016 US&nbsp;presidential election.

But an independent report commissioned by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence found that it was "perhaps the most effective platform" for Russian actors trying to spread false information since the election.

(With inputs from agencies)

To combat the misinformation on the Facebook-owned social media platform, Instagram is expanding its fact-checking program globally. In its official blog, Instagram explained that the third-party fact-checker program will be expanded out of the US for organisations around the world to assess and rate misinformation.

To combat the misinformation on the Facebook-owned social media platform, Instagram is expanding its fact-checking program globally. In its official blog, Instagram explained that the third-party fact-checker program will be expanded out of the US for organisations around the world to assess and rate misinformation. "In May of this year, we began working with third-party fact-checkers in the US to help identify, review, and label false information. These partners independently assess false information to help us catch it and reduce its distribution," the company stated on its blog post. Instagram will reduce the distribution of content which is rated as false or partly false by a third-party fact-checker and label it with a link to the rating and articles from credible sources that debunk the claims made in the post. "When these labels are applied, they will appear to everyone around the world viewing that content – in feed, profile, stories, and direct messages, " the company said. "We use image-matching technology to find further instances of this content and apply the label, helping reduce the spread of misinformation." If the content is labelled false on Instagram, Facebook will also reflect the label and vice-versa. To determine which content should be sent to fact-checkers for review, the company "uses a combination of feedback from our community and technology." In August, Instagram added a "False Information" feedback option for users to report posts they think are false. "Today's expansion is an important step in our ongoing efforts to fight misinformation on Instagram," the popular photo-sharing website said. Facebook started using image-detection on Instagram in May to find content debunked on its flagship app and also expanded its third-party fact-checking program to the app. Results rated as false are removed from places where users seek out new content, like Instagram's Explore tab and hashtag search results. Instagram has largely been spared the scrutiny associated with its parent company, which is in the crosshairs of regulators over alleged Russian attempts to spread misinformation around the 2016 US presidential election. But an independent report commissioned by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence found that it was "perhaps the most effective platform" for Russian actors trying to spread false information since the election. (With inputs from agencies)

Instagram expands its fact-check program to prevent misinformation