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Meta's handling of No Kings accounts draws election-year criticism

Original: What we’re up against in the U.S. during this election. Yesterday: 1. Meta closed the No Kings accounts on the day of th

Critics in the United States say Meta suspended the No Kings movement's accounts on the day of its protests, then restored them while admitting an error, but without returning full admin privileges. The complaint also notes that millions of Americans appeared unaware the protests were happening, fueling worries about how major platforms may affect visibility of political organizing during the election.

Why now: Concerns that a major social media company disrupted protest organizing during a US election have raised alarm about platform influence on political speech.

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• What we’re up against in the U.S. during this election. Yesterday: 1. Meta closed the No Kings accounts on the day of the protest. Restored them later, saying “our bad.” But did not restore admin privileges. 2. We learned that millions of people had no idea about the protests… · markwyner@mas.to · 226

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