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Canadians will see less politics on Facebook during election | CBC News
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Published: 18 August 2021
August 18, 2021 |聽Facebook and other social media companies have done a lot over the past five years to address the problem of their platforms' being used by bad actors to influence elections or spread misinformation. However, they still have a way to go. The Media Ecosystems Observatory's聽Aengus Bridgman comments on the steps Facebook is taking聽to prevent their platform聽from being misused during the federal election campaign.