1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auMichael Nunezhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/michaelnunez-usa/Facebook Says It Doesn't Try To Influence How People Voterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SPnFGOWmel"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2016/04/facebook-says-it-doesnt-try-to-influence-how-people-vote/">Facebook Says It Doesn’t Try To Influence How People Vote</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2016/04/facebook-says-it-doesnt-try-to-influence-how-people-vote/embed/#?secret=SPnFGOWmel" width="600" height="338" title="“Facebook Says It Doesn’t Try To Influence How People Vote” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="SPnFGOWmel" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/16/pdjqpopkbvjghzv2oslq-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601440Image: AP Facebook has declared it will never use its product to influence how people on the platform vote. Earlier today, Gizmodo reported that employees had asked Mark Zuckerberg to answer the question, “What responsibility does Facebook have to help prevent President Trump in 2017?” in an internal poll.