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title: "Facebook: Here's What We Did About 'Election Security'"
description: Facebook is advertising about the changes it is making to enhance election cybersecurity.
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# [Facebook: Here's What We Did About 'Election Security'](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/facebook-election-security-change)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/secureworld-news-team) | Mon | Oct 29, 2018 | 11:37 AM Z

I was reading an article on ransomware when the add popped up. 

It was a marketing video on what Facebook says it's doing to help secure our midterm elections. I'm not sure who their target market is, but I must've made the cut. Maybe you'll figure it out by watching the video:

<https://www.facebook.com/1319742961447503/videos/325982294629713/>

### **Want to know what else is happening in 2018 elections security?**

The United States has set up [a "national election chat room," and some states have called out the National Guard](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/elections-cybersecurity-news) for help in securing the 2018 midterm elections, as SecureWorld has previously reported.

[View full post](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/facebook-election-security-change)

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