Tech giants are coming together looking to protect the upcoming general election.
The effort is meant to prevent a repeat of the 2016 elections, where foreign actors launched online disinformation campaigns to interfere in the process.
"We held the latest in a series of meetings with government partners today where we each provided updates on what we're seeing on our respective platforms and what we expect to see in the coming months," the message continued."Specifically, we discussed preparations for the upcoming conventions and scenario planning related to election results. We will continue to stay vigilant on these issues and meet regularly ahead of the November election.
In 2018, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign detailed an elaborate and sophisticated Kremlin-led operation to sow division in the U.S.the ads created by the Russian company charged with orchestrating a wide-ranging effort to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, we found that it consistently promoted ads designed to inflame race-related tensions.
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