Facebook announces enhanced security measures

Facebook announces enhanced security measures
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Facebook has enhanced its security measures to protect the integrity of the July 25 general elections in Pakistan and prevent the spread of false news, a spokesperson for the social media giant, which has been plagued by a massive data leak scandal, said

Karachi: Facebook has enhanced its security measures to protect the integrity of the July 25 general elections in Pakistan and prevent the spread of false news, a spokesperson for the social media giant, which has been plagued by a massive data leak scandal, said.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had to face grilling in the US and in the European parliament over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which Facebook was accused of unduly influencing the 2016 US electoral process.

Sarim Aziz, Facebook's spokesperson in Pakistan, said that for the coming elections in Pakistan the company had increased its safety and security staff to monitor all activities connected with the elections and to protect the integrity of the elections.

"We have increased the number of safety and security people on our staff working on this area, with dedicated teams focused on preventing abuse on the platform during elections.

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