Twitter Hack Rekindles Disinformation Fear as Election Looms
- Accounts of Biden, Obama, Bezos, Musk and Buffett are attacked
- White House says at briefing that Trump will remain on Twitter
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The hijacking of several prominent Twitter accounts, including that of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, has again raised questions about the company’s ability to combat disinformation on its platform and rekindled concerns about potential election interference with November just four months away.
Twitter Inc. and other social media sites such as Facebook Inc. were already facing scrutiny over their ability and willingness to protect the integrity of the democratic process and avoid a repeat of 2016, when Russia spread disinformation in efforts to bolster Donald Trump’s candidacy.