Facebook said it would suspend indefinitely all political and social-issue ads in the U.S. after polls close Nov. 3, in a move to combat potential confusion and abuse related to the election
By Jeff Horwitz Close Jeff Horwitz Updated Oct. 7, 2020 8:16 pm ET Facebook Inc. FB -0.21% said it would suspend indefinitely all political and social-issue advertising in the U.S. after the polls close Nov. 3, in its latest move to combat potential confusion and abuse related to the election.
“This is shaping up to be a very unique election,” Guy Rosen, head of Facebook’s Integrity division, said Wednesday. After Wednesday’s announcement, Tim Murtaugh, Trump campaign spokesman, said it was “glaringly obvious that this new policy is specifically targeted at the President’s campaign” because the campaign’s volunteers are referred to as an “Army for Trump.”
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