Facebook is taking steps to better protect candidates for federal and statewide offices, along with their staff members and representatives from federal and state political party committees.
Head of cybersecurity policy Nathaniel Gleicher said in a Newsroom post that the social network kicked off a pilot program to help prevent targeting by hackers and foreign adversaries.
Page administrators can apply here to participate in the pilot. Once they are accepted, they can add other users who are part of their campaigns or committees.
Gleicher said Facebook will aid officials in adopting security protections such as two-factor authentication, and it will monitor their accounts for potential hacking threats.
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