Technology

Facebook breaks from Twitter and Google with permissive political ads policy

Facebook won't take any drastic steps to curb political ad targeting. (Bloomberg LP)
January 09, 2020 05:46 PM

Facebook has updated its political ads policy, and the update was: No major changes to how politicians can target ads this election season. Facebook had considered taking steps like Twitter and Google to eliminate political advertising tactics that some considered harmful, but the company decided against such drastic changes despite the pressure.

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