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In addition to the stopped ads, 120,000 posts have been removed and 150 million posts have received warning text that they contain misleading information. The ads and posts have in common that they have tried to prevent or hinder voting.
– 35,000 employees work safely on our platforms and help increase security before elections, says Clegg, who was previously Deputy Prime Minister of the UK.
He continues that Facebook has a partnership with 70 media companies around the world to ensure that the information on the platform is accurate and that artificial intelligence allows you to remove fake posts and accounts before other users report them
Facebook was criticized for its rules on advertising after suspicions that Russia used social media to participate in the 2016 US presidential election.
Last week President Donald Trump criticized Facebook for preventing users from linking to a New York Post news article with unverified allegations against Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
In September, Facebook announced that the platform will not accept political ads the week before the US presidential election and that on election day it will verify the first victory claims of any candidate.
