2.5 million US users register to vote using Facebook, Instagram, Messenger
By Maggie Miller - 09/21/20 02:35 PM EDT
Facebook announced Monday that 2.5 million U.S. users have registered to vote in the upcoming general election through Facebook, Instagram and Messenger.
The number is more than halfway towards Facebook's goal, announced earlier this year, of registering 4 million U.S. users to vote ahead of November.
The registrations were announced as part of a kickoff of what Facebook described in a blog post as a “week of action†meant to highlight National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday.
“With six weeks until Election Day and registration deadlines fast approaching in many states, this week we’re putting the full force of our platform behind this campaign to empower every eligible voter to make their voice heard in this election,†the company wrote in the blog post.
As part of the effort, Facebook will continue showing users in the U.S. information about how to vote and register at the top of their news feeds through Friday, and on Monday kicked off a “More Questions, More Answers†campaign to raise voter awareness on its platform as well as the Facebook-owned Instagram.
Additionally, Facebook will run a virtual “vote-a-thon†on Tuesday featuring various celebrities to encourage people to vote, and plans to launch a feature to help users get further information around early in-person and mail-in voting.
The moves mark the latest election-related effort by Facebook over the past few months.
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https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/517410-25-million-us-users-register-to-vote-using-facebook-instagram-messenger
