Twitter, Facebook face rocky future post-Donald Trump

Disinformation experts are sceptical that Twitter and Facebook’s labelling did much to quell the spread of Trump’s claims and conspiracy theories that spread using hashtags like #SharpieGate and #StopTheSteal throughout the week. — Reuters

WASHINGTON: For Facebook and Twitter – social media companies that spent much of last week limiting the spread of election-related misinformation and disinformation by US President Donald Trump, his acolytes and even some Democrats – the big game is over.

But with the high drama surrounding last week’s US presidential election largely subsided, the Monday morning quarterbacking is just beginning.