Facebook failed to stop test ads from threatening midterm election workersThe social network's automatic moderation didn't spot some obvious red flags.By J. Fingas, 12.01.2022
Meta's anti-misinformation strategy for the 2022 midterms is mostly a repeat of 2020Election officials and information labels will get the spotlight.By J. Fingas, 08.16.2022
The US Postal Service secretly tested a blockchain mobile voting systemThe lack of transparency may be more worrying than the security flaws.By J. Fingas, 12.14.2021
Facebook rolls back News Feed change that prioritized mainstream mediaFacebook had tweaked its algorithm to combat a spike in viral misinformation.By N. Summers, 12.17.2020
Are Facebook and Twitter ready for a contested election?The companies have spent months planning for the worst,By K. Bell, 10.27.2020
Twitter is encouraging US users to vote earlyIt's also showing them how to look up their early voting options.By S. Dent, 10.22.2020
Facebook will ban political ads after polls close on election nightThe ban will be temporary, though Facebook didn't say how long it would last.By K. Bell, 10.07.2020
Snapchat helped register a million voters ahead of 2020 electionMore than half will be voting for the first time, according to Snap.By K. Bell, 10.01.2020
YouTube is sharing more ‘authoritative' election info with votersIt’s paying special attention to misinformation around mail-in voting.By C. Fisher, 09.24.2020
Report highlights blindspots in Facebook's fight against voting misinformation CrowdTangle may not effectively help catch voter interference, according to report.By A. Smajstrla, 09.23.2020
Twitter makes its ‘biggest push ever’ to encourage voter registrationUsers will see timeline prompts and push alerts as part of National Voter Registration Day.By C. Fisher, 09.22.2020
Facebook is running a national ad campaign to encourage votingIt'll point people toward its Voting Information Centers on Facebook and Instagram. By S. Dent, 09.21.2020
Lyft is discounting rides to polling locations on election dayTaking a bike or scooter to vote will also be a bit cheaper.By K. Holt, 09.15.2020
Twitter adds election hub to elevate 'reputable' news and voting infoTwitter is adding a 'US elections' tab to the Explore section of its app.By K. Bell, 09.15.2020
Facebook slaps new label on Trump post about mail-in ballotsThe new label says that "voting by mail has a long history of trustworthiness."By K. Bell, 09.03.2020
Facebook will ban new political ads in the week before US electionsThe move is aimed at preventing voter fraud and misinformation. By S. Dent, 09.03.2020
Google reportedly allowed ads that spread mail-in voting misinformationFacebook had just banned the same ads.By A. Smajstrla, 08.28.2020
Twitter hides Trump tweet for potentially discouraging voting"People will be able to retweet with comment, but not like, reply, or retweet it."By S. Dent, 08.24.2020
USPS appears to be retiring vital machines ahead of mail-in ballot surgeIt's not clear if there's plans to replace them.By C. Low, 08.14.2020