Facebook using experience from polls in India to stop abuse ahead of US elections, says Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook has said it is using experience from more than 200 different elections around the world including India, to stop the abuse of its platform ahead of US elections.

Apprehending possible social media abuse during the poll, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that next week will certainly be a “test” for Facebook. The company will continue “fighting to protect the integrity of the democratic process”.

“These are all changes we have made in the last four years — and they have helped us protect the integrity of more than 200 different elections around the world, including in the EU, India and Indonesia. And they have been important for stopping abuse ahead of next week’s vote in the US,” Zuckerberg said during the company’s earnings call and outlined some of the steps that have been taken.