Facebook to ban political ads a week before Election Day
MENLO PARK, Calif. (UPI) -- Facebook said Thursday it will not accept political ads in the final week of the 2020 campaign and take other steps to encourage voting and reduce "post-election confusion." Facebook criticism over handling of political ads in 2016 -- and the "solution" Facebook was criticized in 2016 for its hands-off approach to political ads during the presidential campaign. Founder Mark Zuckerberg promised Thursday that the platform will be much more active this time in eliminating misinformation […]
