If you couldn’t tell by the countless political posts in your social media feeds, we have an election coming up in just a few short weeks!
While the internet can be a great resource for information about elections, there can also be some incorrect and inaccurate information out there for you to stumble upon.
That’s why Facebook is expanding its policies regarding voter suppression.
Facebook says it’s now banning misrepresentations about how to vote.
Facebook says false voting claims, such as claims you can vote by text message and if you voted in the primary, your vote in the general election doesn’t count, are now banned.
Facebook has also introduced a new reporting option so people can report incorrect voting information they come across.
Facebook says they recognize some posts people report will require additional review. Posts that need additional review will be sent to Facebook’s third-party fact-checkers.
Content that is rated false will then be ranked lower in News Feeds and will be accompanied by additional information written by Facebook’s fact-checkers on the same subject.
But that’s not the only issue people face on social media during elections. Many people complain they see too many political posts from their friends and family.
Some people even say they stop using Facebook in the weeks leading up to an election because of the number of political posts from their friends and families.
But there are steps you can take to make sure the posts you are seeing in your News Feed from friends and family are the posts that matter to you.
One of the tools available on Facebook is the option to ‘Snooze’ a friend’s posts for 30 days. Selecting this option will hide all posts from that individual for a full 30 days, which is plenty of time to get you through the election season.
You can also unfollow someone while still remaining their friend on Facebook.
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