Facebook is preparing to take 'exceptional' measures to restrict the flow of content on its site if the US election descends into violence, its head of global affairs says. Facebook is thought to be preparing for around 70 possible scenarios, guided by military strategists, amid fears that President Trump could use social media to undermine the vote or encourage violent protests. Facebook has previously restricted content in Myanmar and Sri Lanka, where it was accused of helping to foment violence against minority Muslim groups. Facebook will also add warnings to posts or content that call the voting process into question, he added. Trump has repeatedly called the validity of the vote into question, suggesting that postal voting will make this election 'the most inaccurate & fraudulent in history'.

Source: Daily Mail September 22, 2020 11:37 UTC