Content moderation on Facebook during the 2016–2020 U.S. election cycle

1. Facebook debuts third‑party fact‑checking program

   Dec 15, 2016Labels: Facebook, Fact-checking program

   • Guardian

2. Facebook suspends 30,000 fake accounts in France

   Apr 14, 2017Labels: Facebook, France election

   • Newsweek

3. Facebook discloses Russian-linked ad buys and pages

   Sep 6, 2017Labels: Facebook, Russian influence

   • Meta Newsroom

4. Facebook ends “Disputed” flags, shifts to context

   Dec 20, 2017Labels: Facebook, Related Articles

   • Meta Newsroom

5. Cambridge Analytica scandal breaks publicly

   Mar 17, 2018Labels: Cambridge Analytica, Facebook

   • Wikipedia
   • Guardian

6. Facebook removes Internet Research Agency accounts/pages

   Apr 3, 2018Labels: Internet Research, Facebook

   • Axios
   • Time

7. U.S. political ad identity verification begins

   Apr 23, 2018Labels: Facebook, Ad verification

   • TechCrunch

8. Ad Library and labeled political/issue ads launch

   May 24, 2018Labels: Ad Library, Facebook

   • Meta Newsroom
   • Meta Newsroom

9. Oversight Board concept publicly announced

   Nov 1, 2018Labels: Mark Zuckerberg, Oversight Board

   • Wikipedia

10. Facebook tightens U.S. political/issue ad disclaimers

    Aug 28, 2019Labels: Facebook, Ad disclaimers

    • Meta Newsroom

11. Voting Information Center announced for 2020 election

    Jun 16, 2020Labels: Voting Information, Facebook

    • Meta Newsroom

12. Facebook details Russia-linked network takedown (CIB)

    Sep 1, 2020Labels: Facebook, CIB takedown

    • Meta Newsroom

13. Facebook bans new political ads in final week

    Sep 3, 2020Labels: Facebook, Political ad

    • Axios
    • TechCrunch

14. Election Operations Center activated for 2020 monitoring

    Oct 7, 2020Labels: Elections Operations, Facebook

    • Meta Newsroom

15. Oversight Board begins work and accepts appeals

    Oct 22, 2020Labels: Oversight Board, Facebook

    • Wikipedia