Facebook implements new rules to prevent voter intimidation

The policy was implemented to remove content that was not already prohibited under the platform's policies, such as posts which encourage people to bring weapons to polling places, Bickert said.

If a candidate or party declares victory before a race is called by major media outlets, Facebook said it would add more specific information in the notifications that counting is still in progress and no winner has been determined.

The company has already removed thousands of pages, but the challenge will be trying to keep up with groups and users that try to go around Facebook's specific rules.