How Republicans pushed social media companies to stop fighting election misinformation

Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Read More

Corporate donors gave $44 million to election deniers' campaigns - Mother Jones

Corporate Donors Gave $44 Million to Election Deniers’ Campaigns A new report shows that even after January 6, corporations gave big money to lawmakers who tried to overturn the election. Read More

GOP crows about voter fraud. Their answer? Cut election security funds - USA TODAY

Cole, who on the same day as the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection voted against certifying the 2020 election results, justified that this way in a news release at the time: "The voters I ... Read More

Corporations gave $10M to election objectors after pledging to cut them off - POLITICO

Political action committees affiliated with more than 70 major corporations said they would pause or reconsider donations to those who objected to certifying the results of the 2020 election after ... Read More

Calls to boycott Toyota fueled by its donations to election-objector Republicans

The Japanese auto maker tops list of companies that donated to lawmakers who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election Published: June 28, 2021 at 12:49 p.m. ET ... Read More

Republicans are ramping up election fraud claims ahead of November - ABC News

While it's not surprising that Rep. Elise Stefanik, who voted not to certify the 2020 election results, has refused to commit to accepting the results of this year's election, even Republicans who ... Read More

Corporate America condemned the January 6 riot—then went right back to funding election deniers - Mother Jones

Big-pocketed corporations such as Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Comcast, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and AT&T promised to suspend all contributions to members of Congress who voted against certifying the results ... Read More

House GOPers just voted for the biggest Medicaid cuts in history—after promising to protect it - Mother Jones

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. House Republicans whose seats are not safe in the 2026 midterm elections voted ... Read More

How Republicans pushed social media companies to stop fighting election misinformation - MSN

The public got a taste of the new normal this summer, when social media was flooded with misinformation following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and the platforms ... Read More

How Republicans pushed social media companies to stop fighting election misinformation - News Channel 3-12

The industry retrenchment continued as YouTube and Meta relaxed their rules and chose to permit, once again, false claims that the 2020 election had been stolen. “The platforms only ever took ... Read More

How Republicans pushed social media companies to stop fighting election misinformation

(CNN) — Three years ago, major internet platforms including Meta, Twitter and YouTube responded to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots with decisive action — suspending thousands of accounts ... Read More