Facebook’s failure to catch a militia group organising on its platform around Kenosha, Wisconsin, last week – despite users flagging the material 455 times, as BuzzFeed reported – cast doubt on its ability to moderate election-related content, said Wilson. — AFP
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc’s final policy changes in the lead-up to US elections in November are unlikely to stem a flood of disinformation around the vote, which could suppress turnout and sow confusion about results, election experts said on Sept 4.
Restrictions on paid messaging were a net positive, experts said, but warned such moves did little to address the biggest threat: the organic spread of falsehoods. Some said the new rules may even make it harder for campaigns and election officials to counteract bogus claims in crunch time.
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