The letter also makes requests, including that Facebook remove previous Trump posts that claimed, without evidence, that voting by mail, which has been widespread in numerous states for years, is a source of electoral fraud. ADADA longtime Democratic strategist who was a deputy campaign manager for President Barack Obama’s reelection effort in 2012, O’Malley Dillon has bluntly assailed major technology companies during the 2020 cycle. “We have watched in recent months as Facebook’s actions have not met its promises,” O’Malley Dillon wrote. Biden’s campaign and civil rights groups say Trump’s frequent — and false — comments on the subject on social media should be considered voter suppression. The company said that it will not apply that policy to previous posts, and it said that Trump’s comments about looters don’t violate its updated policies.

Source: Washington Post June 30, 2020 16:51 UTC