Facebook will remove posts with 'militarized' calls for U.S. election poll watchers
- Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would remove calls for people to engage in poll watching that use militarized language or suggest the goal is to intimidate voters or election officials, tightening the social media companys restrictions around the U.S.
Alphabet Incs Google last month also said it would block election-related ads after the polls closed for an indefinite period.
Facebook had previously said it would stop accepting new political ads in the week before Election Day and would reject ads prematurely claiming victory.
Republicans are mobilizing thousands of volunteers to watch early voting sites and ballot drop boxes, part of an effort to find evidence to back up President Donald Trumps unsubstantiated complaints about voter fraud.
Facebooks Vice President of Content Policy Monika Bickert said the company would not apply its new policy retroactively, but confirmed that the video would be considered in violation of its rules going forward.
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