The findings suggests Facebook takes a less strict approach to moderating violent political content than its peer companies despite executives recently providing assurances the platform would beef up security ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.Gizmodo reviewed copies of those ads, many of which alluded to election workers being hung or mass executed.A Meta spokesperson pushed back on the investigation’s finding in an email to Gizmodo saying the posts the researchers used were “not representative of what people see on our platforms.” The spokesperson went on to applaud Meta for its efforts to address content that incites violence against election workers.“Content that incites violence against election workers or anyone else has no place on our apps and recent reporting has made clear that Meta’s ability to deal with these issues effectively exceeds that of other platforms,” the spokesperson said “We remain committed to continuing to improve our systems.”The specific mechanisms underpinning how content makes its ways onto viewers screens varies from platform to platform.In June, the DHS issued a public warning that “calls for violence by domestic violent extremists,” directed at election workers, “will likely increase.”Meta, for its part, claims it has increased its responsiveness to potentially harmful midterm content."