Questions raised over Facebook’s policy to cut election misinformation
CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces restrictions on paid political messaging in week before the November 3 election
04 September 2020 - 08:51
San Francisco — Facebook’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 Friday.
Restrictions on paid messaging were a net positive, experts said, but warned such moves did little to tackle 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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