Facebook said Friday that it will flag all "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump. CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to take action against Trump posts suggesting that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud, saying that
OAKLAND, Calif. — Facebook said Friday that it will flag all"newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump.
Zuckerberg said the social network is taking additional steps to counter election-related misinformation. In particular, the social network will begin adding new labels to all posts about voting that will direct users to authoritative information from state and local election officials. He said the voting labels will depend on how good Facebook’s artificial intelligence is at identifying posts to label.
Story continuesEarlier in the day, shares of Facebook and Twitter dropped sharply after the the giant company behind brands such as Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Dove soap said it will halt U.S. advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram through at least the end of the year. Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Thursday, Verizon joined others in the Facebook boycott.
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