Facebook Vows To Crack Down On Voter Intimidation In Election
NPRFacebook Vows To Crack Down On Voter Intimidation In Election Enlarge this image toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Facebook said on Wednesday it would crack down on efforts to intimidate voters, amid growing concerns over potential confrontations at polling places and calls from the Trump campaign for an "army" of poll watchers. The company will remove posts urging people to monitor voting places if the posts "use militarized language or suggest that the goal is to intimidate, exert control, or display power over election officials or voters," Guy Rosen, head of integrity, wrote in a blog post. Facebook also announced it will stop running all political and issue ads in the U.S. for at least a week after polls close on Election Day "to reduce opportunities for confusion or abuse," amid growing expectations that the results of the presidential election may not be immediately known. "We know this election will be unlike any other," Sarah Schiff, Facebook's product lead for political advertising, told reporters.