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Facebook releases an update on its civil rights audit
In May, Facebook agreed to conduct a civil rights audit, and now the company has released an update of its progress. Headed by civil liberties leader Laura Murphy, the audit has so far engaged with dozens of civil rights organizations in order to identify which issues the company should focus on. And in her report, Murphy highlights some of the work that was done this year and what the audit will tackle in 2019.
Twitter will help you prepare for election day
As the US heads closer to November's midterm elections, a number of social platforms are making an effort to encourage their users to vote. The latest to join in is Twitter, which launched its #BeAVoter campaign today. Through the campaign, Twitter will connect users to TurboVote, a nonprofit that can help them register to vote, sign up for election reminders and apply for absentee ballots. The #BeAVoter effort will be featured in Twitter's top US trends and in a prompt in users' timelines.
Instagram uses Stories to encourage voter registration
The US midterm election is right around the corner, and Instagram is doing its part to encourage as many people as possible to register to vote. It launched a registration push Tuesday, helping 'Grammers get the information they need to sign up to vote using ads in feeds and stories.
Facebook triggered a spike in US voter registration
How well do those online voter registration campaigns work, really? Better than you might think. Both officials and the Center for Election Innovation & Research report that Facebook's four-day voter registration campaign, which sent friendly 17-word reminders starting September 23rd, triggered spikes in registrations across the US. These weren't just moderate bumps, either. Sign-ups in a given state grew anywhere from double to 23 times what they were on the 22nd, sometimes adding tens of thousands of voters.
DoorDash delivers voter registration kits to your home
It's important to register to vote if you want your voice to be heard this election, but there's no denying that it can sometimes be time-consuming. You can't always register online, and it's all too easy to balk at printing forms or signing up in person. Well, DoorDash wants to take all the headaches out of the process -- the delivery service is teaming up with Rock the Vote to offer registration kits on-demand for September 27th (aka National Voter Registration Day). Much as you'd order a bite to eat, you can have registration forms, information sheets and prepaid envelopes sent to your door just by making a few taps. You'll have to live in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City or San Francisco to see the option in-app, but that's about the only barrier to exercising your civic responsibility.
