Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with 'blatant' misinformation about voting in midterms, researchers say | CNN Business

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Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with 'blatant' misinformation about when and how to vote in the midterms, as well as about the integrity of the voting process, according to a new report.

Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with “blatant” misinformation about when and how to vote in the US midterms, as well as about the integrity of the voting process, according to a new report from human rights watchdog Global Witness and the Cybersecurity for Democracy Team at New York University. In an experiment, the researchers submitted 20 ads with inaccurate claims to Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. The ads were targeted to battleground states such as Arizona and Georgia.

” The company added: “We know how important it is to protect our users from this type of abuse – particularly ahead of major elections like those in the United States and Brazil – and we continue to invest in and improve our enforcement systems to better detect and remove this content.

 

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