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Political Cornflakes: Facebook executive warns against using platform as a weapon against Trump

In an internal memo, a Facebook executive cautioned employees against using the platform’s power to undermine President Donald Trump’s reelection bid. The executive acknowledged it’s “tempting” to use Facebook to influence the race but wrote that the company had a moral duty not to tilt the scales against Trump. [NYTimes]

Topping the news: The Utah County Commission approved allowing county residents to vote in November on replacing their current three-person commission with a mayor and a five-person council. [Trib] [DailyHerald] [KUTV]

-> A proposed state bill would require all Utah clergy to report allegations of child abuse, removing certain exemptions currently in place.