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The social network took more steps to safeguard Inauguration Day Wednesday

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Facebook put more measures in place over the weekend to safeguard Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Vp of integrity Guy Rosen and vp of global policy management Monika Bickert said in an updated Newsroom post that the social network implemented additional measures to monitor for signals of violence or other threats in Washington, D.C., and all 50 states.

Facebook’s indefinite ban on political ads remains in place, and the social network continues to promote accurate information about the election and the violence

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