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Facebook Vows To Crack Down On Voter Intimidation In Election

The social network announced new measures to prevent misinformation, threats and confusion surrounding the election, but said it would let Donald Trump Jr's call for an 'army of poll watchers' stand.
With more people voting by mail this year, Facebook and other social media companies are preparing for a potential delay in election results.

Facebook said on Wednesday it would crack down on efforts to intimidate voters, amid growing concerns over potential confrontations at polling places and calls from the Trump campaign for an "army" of poll watchers.

The company said it would remove posts urging people to monitor voting places if the posts "use militarized language or suggest that the goal

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