The pressure is now on Facebook to ban political ads, too

The pressure is now on Facebook to ban political ads, too

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https://apnews.com/080e346350eb4654ad1374805702f0a3

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit. But so far, that doesn't appear likely to happen.

Facebook's policy is to accept paid political ads from candidates without fact-checking them or censoring them, even if they contain lies.

The pressure is now on Facebook to ban political ads, too

Oct 31, 2019, 9:14pm UTC
https://apnews.com/080e346350eb4654ad1374805702f0a3 > SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit. But so far, that doesn't appear likely to happen. > Facebook's policy is to accept paid political ads from candidates without fact-checking them or censoring them, even if they contain lies.