Facebook Promises to Crack Down on ‘Mis-information’ Ahead of 2020 Election

Social media giant Facebook has promised that it will crack down on “mis-information” and “fake news” ahead of the 2020 presidential election cycle.

Axios reports that social media giant Facebook has issued a civil rights report which boasts of the company’s progress and promises to crack down on misinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential election. In a blog post, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg stated that the social media giant will be introducing a new policy which will protect against “mis-information” related to the census. Sandberg also stated that the company would be partnering with “non-partisan groups” to encourage participation in the census.

Sandberg also promised that Facebook would be creating a “civil rights task force” comprised of senior leaders across key areas of the company. Sandberg stated:

The task force will onboard civil rights expertise to ensure it is effective in addressing areas like content policy, fairness in artificial intelligence, privacy, and elections. For example, we will work with voting rights experts to make sure key members of our election team are trained on trends in voter intimidation and suppression so they can remove this content from Facebook more effectively.

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