Facebook has ‘interfered’ with US elections 39 times since 2008: study
- Facebook has intervened in U.S. elections 39 times since 2008, stated in a study by the Media Research Center .
- The interference started in 2012, peaked in 2020, and has decreased in the early stages of the 2024 electoral cycle, per the MRC study.
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39 Times Facebook Interfered in US Elections Since 2008
If Facebook, the company, had a personal Facebook profile, its “relationship status” with free speech would say, “It’s complicated.” The platform, however, has consistently courted election interference efforts. MRC Free Speech America researchers compiled 39 times Facebook was caught interfering in U.S. elections since 2008. The platform’s record of election-interfering censorship began in 2012, reached a crescendo in 2020 and has begun fading …
Media Research Center: Facebook Has Interfered in U.S. Elections 39 Times Since 2008
A recent study conducted by the Media Research Center (MRC) has uncovered 39 instances of Facebook interfering with U.S. elections since 2008, raising concerns about the platform's influence on the democratic process. The post Media Research Center: Facebook Has Interfered in U.S. Elections 39 Times Since 2008 appeared first on Breitbart.
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