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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.

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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