Twitter on Monday announced seven media outlets whose tweets it said would be considered official election results.
On the list are: ABC News, AP, CNN, CBS News, Decision Desk HQ, Fox News, and NBC News. Those news outlets were chosen because they all have verified and unbiased decision desks that call elections, Axios reported.
By including Fox News, whose decision desk is highly respected and considered authoritative by insiders, Twitter may be attempting to calm conservative critics who have accused the social media giant of censorship against conservatives in recent weeks.
Twitter had previously said it would require an announcement either from state election officials or from two authoritative national news outlets.
Under the new rules announced Monday, if one of the seven outlets tweets a result from its main account, Twitter will not label it. But if another news outlet or a reporter from one of the seven tweets before there is confirmation from one of the seven, it will receive a label: "Official sources may not have called the race when this tweeted. Find out more."
The move comes as the social network braces for what it has called an unusual election due to a high number of mail-in ballots that may cause a delay in final results.
Beginning on election night through the inauguration, Twitter said it would place warning labels such as "official sources called this election differently," or "official sources may not have called the race when this was tweeted."
U.S.-based accounts with over 100,000 followers and a significant engagement will also be considered for labeling, Twitter said.
Social media companies are under pressure to combat election-related misinformation and prepare for the possibility of violence or poll place intimidation around the November vote.
Information from Reuters was used in this report.
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