Facebook adds labels to US posts about voting ahead of presidential election
by Associated Press from Technology | The Guardian on (#56W8D)
Social network attempting to combat election-related misinformation on its platform with new voter information hub
Beginning Thursday, US Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages - labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election.
It's the social network's latest step to combat election-related misinformation on its platform as the presidential election nears, one in which many voters may be submitting ballots by mail for the first time. Facebook began adding similar links to posts about in-person and mail-in balloting by federal politicians, including Donald Trump, in July.
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