17-06-2020 21:48 via theguardian.com

Facebook plans voter turnout push – but will not bar false claims from Trump

Firm aims to help 4 million Americans register to vote but calls Trump’s baseless attacks ‘legitimate debate’
Facebook will launch “the largest voting information effort in US history” in the run-up to November’s general election, the company has said, aiming to help 4 million Americans register to vote with a new voting information centre.At the same time, Facebookwill not act to prevent Donald Trump from making false claims about state voting procedures and
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