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Facebook says it has already helped 2.5 million Americans register to vote — more than it did in 2016 and 2018

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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet the latest tech news &amp; scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Facebook estimates that it has helped more than 2.5 million Americans register to vote through Instagram, WhatsApp, and the Facebook app, the company Monday.&nbsp;That total surpasses the 2 million people it helped to register in both 2016 and 2018, according to Facebook's numbers. Facebook's goal is to help get 4 million people registered to vote before the November 3 election. The company recently a "voting information center" that appears at the top of American Facebook and Instagram users' feeds to help the effort.Facebook is grappling with its potential influence on the US election far more seriously than it did in 2016, when CEO Mark Zuckerberg it was "pretty crazy" to assume misinformation on the platform affected that election's outcome. Now, as it ramps up its voter registration efforts, Facebook is simultaneously struggling to remove false or misleading information about voting across its platform.The company has policies against misinformation about voting, but elections experts have criticized it for failing to adequately remove misinformation — including posts by President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly falsely claimed that mail-in voting will inherently lead to a "rigged" election. , including , have stated there is no evidence to suggest mail-in voting fraud or interference from bad actors.&nbsp;by .Facebook has said that Trump's posts that remain up don't qualify as "voter suppression" under its policies. However, Facebook has on some Trump posts, including messages from the president that encourage people to vote twice — the social network attached a warning label to asserting the trustworthiness of voting by mail.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingTwo crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet the latest tech news &amp; scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Facebook estimates that it has helped more than 2.5 million Americans register to vote through Instagram, WhatsApp, and the Facebook app, the company Monday.&nbsp;That total surpasses the 2 million people it helped to register in both 2016 and 2018, according to Facebook's numbers. Facebook's goal is...

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Facebook says it has already helped 2.5 million Americans register to vote — more than it did in 2016 and 2018

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