Facebook Excited to Announce Election-Week Pause in New Disinformation

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Facebook Excited to Announce Election-Week Pause in New Disinformation
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For the week before the election, Mark Zuckerberg will take a stand for democracy by only allowing recycled bullshit on his platform

Placing the onus on journalists and users has been a theme of Facebook’s approach to combating misinformation, which has come under heavy scrutiny since Russia co-opted the platform to influence the 2016 election. Though Facebook spent billions to beef up security, the spread of misinformation has exploded.

President Trump’s campaign has taken full advantage of Facebook’s laizzez-faire approach, routinely buying ads to spread disinformation about Joe Biden, from falsely

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