( Reuters)– Democratic governmental candidate Joe Biden‘s campaign released an open letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, requiring the business to fact-check politicians’ advertisements in the 2 weeks ahead of the U.S. governmental election in November.
The letter likewise demanded that Facebook quickly get rid of false, viral information which there be clear rules “used to everyone, consisting of Donald Trump– that prohibit threatening behavior and lies about how to participate in the election.”
In a blog post, Facebook said it would continue to safeguard political speech.
” We reside in a democracy, where the chosen officials choose the guidelines around campaigns,” the business said.
The Biden campaign’s move adds to push on Facebook, which excuses political leaders’ material from its third-party fact-checking program, to alter its rules on political advertisements and speech.
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