Liberals and conservatives bash Big Tech’s preparations for midterm elections

As Big Tech platforms such as Facebook and Google prepare for this year's midterm elections, liberals and conservatives alike are critical of the platforms' lack of transparency in regard to content moderation.

Since the 2020 election, conservatives have criticized major social media companies, saying their attempts to reduce misinformation have meant unfairly censoring content and banning users such as former President Donald Trump. At the same time, liberals have accused the platforms of allowing too much dangerous misinformation to spread.

Google announced Thursday its plan to help secure the midterm elections by outlining its policies on how to reduce election misinformation on Google Search and YouTube and explained how the company will equip campaigns and election workers with enhanced security tools.