Facebook, Twitter Brace for Possible Election-Night Chaos
- Social networks expect delayed results could cause problems
- Policies meant to prevent misinformation may not be enough
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Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, like many Americans, expects election night to be confusing. He’s worried it could also be violent.
“There is, unfortunately, I think, a heightened risk of civil unrest in the period between voting and a result being called,” Zuckerberg told Axios last month. “I think we need to be doing everything that we can to reduce the chances of violence or civil unrest in the wake of this election.”