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Meta rolls out plan for midterms, pledges to remove misinformation

Summary by Ground News

Ads that present new claims in the final days of an election may be difficult to contest or fact-check in time. Meta will continue to reject ads encouraging people not to vote or calling into question the legitimacy of the upcoming election. The tech giant will invest an additional $5 million in fact-checking and media literacy initiatives ahead of the midterms.

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Meta Details Stringent Ad Guidelines For 2022 Midterm Elections

The plan is to remove election-related misinformation about dates, locations, times and methods of voting; as well as who can vote, whether votes will be counted and qualifications for voting; and calls for violence related to voting, voter registration, or the administration or outcome of an election. Meta said it will reject ads that encourage people not to vote or call into question the legitimacy of the upcoming election, and will prohibit n…

3 years ago

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Social Media Today

Meta Outlines its Approach to Election Security Ahead of the US Midterms

Meta's outlined a range of measures to protect the integrity of the upcoming US Midterm elections.

3 years ago

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Engadget

Meta's anti-misinformation strategy for the 2022 midterms is mostly a repeat of 2020

Meta has outlined its anti-misinformation efforts for the 2022 US midterms, and they mostly echo the approach to 2020..

3 years ago·United States

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TechCrunch

Facebook will disable new political ads in midterms run-up – TechCrunch

The nation will soon decide key congressional and gubernatorial races in the midst of worsening political polarization that Facebook has become synonymous with.

3 years ago·United States

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Bloomberg

Meta Pulls Out Familiar Playbook Ahead of US Midterms

After years of revising and updating its election strategy, Meta Platforms Inc. is pulling out a familiar playbook for the US midterms, sticking with many of the same tactics it used during the 2020 general election to handle political ads and fight misinformation.

3 years ago·United States

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The Hill

Meta rolls out plan for midterms, pledges to remove misinformation

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, pledged to remove misinformation about voting and invest an additional $5 million in fact-checking ahead of the midterm elections, according to a Tuesday blog post.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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