Facebook Expands Policies on Voter Suppression

San Francisco: With the US mid-term elections looming, Facebook has announced to expand its policies against voter suppression — the action that is designed to deter or prevent people from voting. The social media platform has banned “misrepresentations about how to vote, such as claims that you can vote by text message, and statements about whether a vote will be counted. The company recently prohibited offers to buy or sell votes as well as misrepresentations about the dates, locations, times and qualifications for casting a ballot. “People can now let us know if they see aincorrect voting info’ on Facebook,” Leinwand added. (IANS)