Facebook says it's 'not deaf' to criticism of its policy allowing politicians to spread lies on its platform, but it will not change its rules
Washington Facebook said Thursday that it was"not deaf" to criticism of its policy allowing politicians to spread lies on its platform. But it will not change its rules.
The company faced widespread criticism, including from some of its own employees, last year for failing to fact-check ads from politicians — a policy Democrats say will help reelect President Donald Trump. In a blog post, Rob Leathern, who oversees Facebook's political ad library, said the company was not making any major revisions to its policies on political ads.Leathern did however ask political leaders to establish new rules that would govern digital political advertising.
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