Facebook Inc's chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, and some company executives have been discussing a 'kill switch' to shut off political ...
Facebook Inc's chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, and some company executives have been discussing a"kill switch" to shut off political advertising after the election is over to curb misinformation, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
Facebook is looking at post-election scenarios that include attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump or his campaign to use the platform to delegitimize the results, according to the report.The social media company has been under fire for exempting politicians' ads and speech from fact checks. Last year, smaller rival Twitter Inc banned political ads, but Facebook has maintained that it does not want to stifle political speech.
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