Facebook has a weak excuse for letting Trump spread misinformation on mail-in voting

Facebook once again demonstrated how well-intentioned policies are meaningless if it refuses to enforce them against President Donald Trump.

On a call with reporters Wednesday, Nick Clegg, Facebook's head of policy and communications, and former deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom, defended the company's decision not to take down Trump's posts and ads questioning the legality and legitimacy of voting by mail. 

Clegg's defense rested on both a technicality, and some misleading "bothsidesism,” saying Trump’s comments were part of “a longstanding debate about the integrity and viability of different forms of voting.” Read more...