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Facebook to start adding labels to all US posts about voting
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/facebook-beefs-up-anti-misinformation-efforts-ahead-of-us-election/507-96fcfad2-8eab-467d-8c4f-54ac5b7b3668Facebook will now start labeling all posts in the U.S. about voting to direct users to official information about the upcoming elections.
Author: BARBARA ORTUTAY (AP Technology Writer)
Published: 3:43 AM CDT August 13, 2020
Updated: 3:44 AM CDT August 13, 2020
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Beginning Thursday, U.S. 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 to combat election-related misinformation on its platform as the Nov. 3 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 President Donald Trump, in July.
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