Posted on 10/15/2018 3:47:56 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Facebook announced on Wednesday that it is taking new steps to prevent voter suppression by banning fake voting requirement information and hoax reports of violence at polling stations ahead of next month's midterm elections.
The move comes as a part of a broader plan from Facebook to remove voter misinformation. Last month, the company said that it would begin banning “misrepresentations about how to vote, such as claims that you can vote by text message, and statements about whether a vote will be counted.”
The social media giant also previously introduced a new tool, labeled “Incorrect voting information," to let users flag election false reports in its content.
The new policies are aimed at curbing misinformation that spread during the 2016 election. Posts that went viral on Twitter and Reddit as well as Facebook falsely claimed that voters could text their votes instead of going to the polls and gave incorrect dates for voting.
Reddit and Twitter have both launched their own efforts to curb misinformation on their platforms.
Facebook has struggled to strike a balance in ridding its content of false reports.
It initially hesitated on banning Infowars founder Alex Jones, despite his work in spreading several conspiracy theories, including one that the Sandy Hook victims’ families were crisis actor. Facebook ultimately changed course when a wave of other companies, including Apple and Spotify, booted Jones and Infowars from their platform.
disinformation meaning........the truth
The watchful ministry of truth.
Let’s face it, since they own their company they have the right to do as they wish...Unless their target is a member of the msm, LGBT, dnc, or illegal alien communities...
[ Facebook has struggled to strike a balance in ridding its content of false reports. ]
Facebook has struggled to appear non-partisan while only allowing pro-Democrat propaganda.
There. Fixed it.
So the Democratic party and MSM are banned from Facebook?
So they can’t let us use our own bullshit detectors, now? Is that why they’re purging 100s of conservative and libertarian accounts?
The Orwellian irony of it while they’re purging conservative content... Russia was always an excuse.
How did America ever manage to survive this long without Zuckerberg telling us what is good and what is bad?
I will believe it when my sister quits posting crap from Occupy Democrats and the Other 99%.
There are other social media sites.
Facebook is not the only game in town.
Republicans and Libertarians vote on Tuesday, Democrats and Greens vote on Wednesday.
Right?
Yep. I have relatives that do that also.
I’ll send a Christmas card. Not terribly interested in socializing with them.
Seriously! I am appalled at the crap that elementary school teachers that I know post. They are sick puppies.
Oh, because if you want to know how to vote, fakebook will tell you everything you need. If you’re a moron.
Of course valid reporting of DNC fraud at polling stations will be labeled fake and total lies concerning RNC voter suppression will be headlines. They are setting the table to serve up deceit.
“The social media giant also previously introduced a new tool, labeled “Incorrect voting information,” to let users flag election false reports in its content.”
This is being used as a tool for persecution without basis.
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