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Kim Kardashian West freezing Instagram, Facebook use over spread of hate, propaganda, and misinformation

Kardashian, whose long-running series Keeping Up with the Kardashians was recently announced as ending, has somewhat of a vested interest in this Novembers election as her husband, rapper Kanye West, is running for president of the United States, representing his own independent party.

He has lashed out at what he deems fake news theories about his candidacy being spread on social media, including an anonymously-sourced report saying he was running as a spoiler campaign for the Republican Party.

In March, she was also accused of spreading misinformation about Covid-19, after a post sharing a message from her sister, which critics said suggested a psychic had predicted the coronavirus pandemic in 2008.

The #StopHateforProfit campaign, which Kardashian linked in her Twitter and Instagram profiles, calls for social media companies to prioritize people over profits by not allowing bigotry, racism, antisemitism, and disinformation to be published on their sites.

She has also amassed some 30 million followers on Facebook, leading some to predict her protest of the platforms could lead to others following suit.

Facebook stock value tumbled a few dollars immediately following Kardashians tweets being published, though it has steadily risen since then.

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