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title: "The Citizens - @facebook is trying to censor/takedown \"the real #Facebook Oversight Board\" - We ha"
date: 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
author: Ricardo Mendes
url: https://rmendes.net/notes/2020/10/09/the-citizens-facebook-is-trying-to-censor/
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# The Citizens - @facebook is trying to censor/takedown "the real #Facebook Oversight Board" - We ha

## __[The Citizens - @facebook is trying to censor/takedown "the real #Facebook Oversight Board" - We have to stop @finkd from harming the Internet. ](https://the-citizens.com/real-facebook-oversight/)

# **WARNING: democracy is at risk**

**On November 3, America will go to the polls. But is it even possible to have a free and fair election in the age of Facebook? Already, the platform is being used to suppress African-American, Black and Latinx votes. Its tools are being used to spread lies and to enable private militias to organize voting station protests.  
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