Meta announces more measures for safety and security of midterm elections
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#62M4M)
In addition to banning political, electoral and social issue adverts, Facebook will also remove organic content spreading falsehoods
Facebook's owner, Meta, will devote hundreds of people across more than 40 teams" to ensure the security and safety of the US midterm elections, Nick Clegg has said, despite criticism for dialing back its investment somewhat from 2020.
The company's investment exceeds the measures we implemented during the last midterm election in 2018", added Clegg, Meta's president for global affairs - although it was in 2020 when the company built its largest-ever election safety team.
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