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'We Have A Big Responsibility:' Facebook Rolls Out New Election Security Measures

The social network is fighting foreign efforts to manipulate and mislead its users ahead of the 2020 presidential election. CEO Mark Zuckerberg called election security one of his "top priorities."
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says protecting the social network from manipulation is one of his top priorities.

Facebook announced new efforts Monday to curb the spread of false information on its platform ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

But, in an acknowledgement of the struggle the social network faces to stay ahead of groups intent on manipulating its users, Facebook said it had taken

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