Category: mail-in voting

YouTube is sharing more ‘authoritative’ election info with voters

Post author By Randall
Post date September 24, 2020
Categories In 2020 election, authoritative information, bipartisan policy center, Election, gear, mail-in voting, misinformation, News, Tech, vote by mail, voting, Youtube

[ad_1] YouTube already has a few election protection measures in place, like removing videos that encourage election meddling and banning claims that could mislead voters. Today, YouTube announced that it’s paying special attention to mail-in voting content and stepping up its efforts to fight misinformation with “authoritative information.” Under videos that mention voting by mail, […]

Google reportedly allowed ads that spread mail-in voting misinformation

Post author By Randall
Post date August 28, 2020
Categories In 2020 elections, gear, Google, google ad policy, google ads, mail-in voting, News, Tech, voting

[ad_1] Google is allowing ads that show misleading information regarding voting by mail, The Washington Post reported. The tech giant reportedly took five days to review the ads in question before approving them. Now, some are questioning the ad policies and whether Google is prepared to respond to election-related misinformation. The ads, created by a […]

USPS will stop removing mail-sorting machines until after the election

Post author By Randall
Post date August 18, 2020
Categories In elections, mail, mail-in voting, News, postal service, Tech, tomorrow, usps

[ad_1] This was part of a larger initiative to “strengthen the Postal Service” by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who joined the USPS in June after 35 years as an executive at a large supply-chain logistics company. DeJoy is a noted ally of President Donald Trump, who has been attempting to discredit the USPS ahead of […]