Giving Compass' Take:

• F3News reports on recent policies from Twitter and Pinterest aimed at eliminating misleading voter information during the upcoming U.S. elections. 

• Many people use social media as their main source for news. How significantly does social media influence public opinion? Does this affect your decision to support certain social media outlets?

• Understand  more about social media's impact on political activism.

Twitter and Pinterest are taking new steps to root out voting misinformation designed to suppress participation in the November US elections.

Twitter unveiled a new tool on Wednesday that will make it easier for American users to report tweets containing misleading information about registering to vote or casting a ballot. The platform said the tool would be available at “key moments” throughout the election.

Carlos Monje Jr, Twitter’s director of public policy and philanthropy, said in a statement: “As caucuses and primaries for the presidential election get underway, we’re building on our efforts to protect the public conversation.”

Read the full article about cracking down on voting injustices on social media at F3News.