08-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com

Facebook fights misinformation ahead of provincial, federal elections

Facebook is taking multiple steps to fight cyber threats and misinformation during Alberta’s election campaign and as a lead up to the federal election.
Speaking to reporters during a teleconference Friday, Kevin Chan, head of public policy for Facebook Canada said the company has launched several initiatives to help “protect election integrity.”
Chan said they started their work in 2017, leading up to the upcoming federal election and have based the work off a report released
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