Facebook will open a “war room” next week to monitor election interference

Since 2016, when concerns first arose about Facebook’s role in spreading propaganda here in the United States, critics have asked: will Facebook devote a conference room to solving this issue?

Reader: the answer is yes. Take it away, Sheera Frankel and Mike Isaac:

Sandwiched between Building 20 and Building 21 in the heart of Facebook’s campus, an approximately 25-foot by 35-foot conference room is under construction.

Thick cords of blue wiring hang from the ceiling, ready to be attached to window-size computer monitors on 16 desks. On one wall, a half dozen televisions will be tuned to CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and other major cable networks. A small paper sign with orange lettering taped to the glass door describes what’s being built: “War…

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