Facebook said Monday it has banned from its platform a broad variety of false statements about voting in the United States ahead of the midterm elections.
Why it matters: The social network has long held that it should not be the arbiter of truth on its platform. Yet as the midterms approach, Facebook is under extraordinary pressure, with executives trying to avoid a repeat of the misinformation campaigns that mired the 2016 election.
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