Tech giant Facebook is beginning to ramp up for the next federal election with plans to prevent its platform from being used to spread misinformation that could disrupt the election campaign. "We are already preparing internally for an election, whenever that will happen," Chan told CBC News. In the lead-up to the 2019 vote, the federal government set up an elaborate system to detect attempts to interfere in the Canadian election by spreading misinformation or disinformation. Chan said that Facebook never completely dismantled the core team it assembled for the 2019 election. Facebook and Australia finally reached an agreement — but not before Facebook briefly shut down access to news stories in Australia.

Source: CBC News March 26, 2021 09:00 UTC