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As social network Threads grows, voting rights groups worry about misinformation

By Dara Kerr
Published July 26, 2023 at 4:52 AM EDT

Meta's new social network Threads now has millions of users, but it's yet to outline policies around election misinformation. This has voting rights groups worried.

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Dara Kerr
Dara Kerr is a tech reporter for NPR. She examines the choices tech companies make and the influence they wield over our lives and society.

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