Only 7 media are allowed to announce the winner of the US presidency

Twitter revealed more details of its policy on who is allowed to announce the results of the 2020 U.S. election on Monday, and the platform has identified just 7 media outlets that can be relied on to help officially announce the name. of the winner of the presidential race.

The list includes ABC News, AP, CNN, CBS News, Decision Desk HQ, Fox News, and NBC News.

Fox News’ decision-making office is very reliable and highly respected by the media and political insiders. By including Fox News’ decision-making office on this list, Twitter claims that its decision-making office has been verified and legitimate.

Twitter previously said it would take either an announcement from state election officials or a public announcement from at least two official national media authorized to announce the results on the identity of the winner before allowing the tweets to be broadcast. on the results.

And if any of the seven media outlets tweeted the result through their main account before confirming it from any G7 media outlet, Twitter will not restrict that tweet.

If a reporter or Twitter user tweets a result without citing one of the selected sources, that tweet may be blocked. The expected poster on the tweet will read: “Official sources have yet to announce the name of the winner.” This designation will be linked to the Election Information Center on Twitter.

And Axios reported on Sunday that President Trump had told those close to him that he would announce his victory on Tuesday night if he appeared to be “ahead” in the early vote even though the outcome had not yet been determined, but the president Trump denied this and warned against fraud.

Tech platforms have introduced a set of rules and protocols regarding early election victories on election night, given the extraordinary nature of this year’s election.