Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg warned on Thursday of the possibility of civil unrest because of the high turnout in the US election, which would be a "test" for the social network.
Zuckerberg expressed concern about misinformation
and voter pressure on leading social networks, aimed at preventing fraud and
abuse four years ago.
"I am concerned that our nation is so
divided and it may take days or weeks to finalize the election results,"
said Zuckerberg, who was questioned’ during a Capitol Hill meeting earlier this
week. It takes time, which can lead to civil unrest. "
"Given that, companies like ours need to go
beyond what we've done before."
Earlier this week, confusion erupted over
political ads on Facebook, beginning with the cold November 3 before the US
presidential election.
Rival parties have complained that Facebook is thwarting
campaign efforts after misunderstandings erupted after a ban on new paid
political ads a week before election day.
When we launched a ban on Tuesday, Facebook
product manager Rob Leathern said in a tweet, "We're investigating some ad
blocking issues, and some advertisers are having difficulty modifying their
campaigns." Is."
Political advertising publishers can block the
ban by loading ads on Facebook before the deadline, and then reaching out to a
wider audience.
Facebook, based in California, has tightened its
rules on political advertising ahead of the 2020 election in other ways,
including banning attempts to sabotage the election process.
For President Donald Trump's campaign, a public
viewing list - the Facebook Post Library, which used to have a victory
advertisement - is already appearing.
And on Tuesday, Joe Biden, a senior adviser to
the Democratic presidential contender for the media, tweeted a screen capture
on Trump's Facebook ad showing a picture of the president and a "Election
Day today."
But Facebook had told the former vice president's
campaign that it could not launch ads that said election day was
"today" or "tomorrow," Clasen tweeted.
Democratic political strategist Eric Reef said on
Twitter that he and others were working to restore ads that had been
accidentally removed’ by Facebook.
"While next week will be a test for
Facebook, I'm proud of my work," Zuckerberg said.
"I also know that our work does not stop
after November 3," Zuckerberg said.
"So we will continue to anticipate new
threats, develop our own vision, and strive to protect the integrity of the
democratic process and the right of the people to be heard around the
world."
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