July 11, 2020
Mark Matheny's Note: I'm sure the censorship will be aimed at conservative and Trump supporting ads only...
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| This computer screen capture shows a removed Trump campaign ad that appeared in feeds on Facebook on June 18, 2020.FACEBOOK/AFP via Getty Images |
Facebook reportedly is considering a ban on political ads in the days before the November election.
The potential ban would aim to limit “misleading” content ahead of the vote, according to Bloomberg News.
The social media giant did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post.
Facebook and Google are the internet’s largest ad platforms. Together they earn about 60 percent of ad revenue.
The news comes as Facebook resists an activist campaign to “reform” its moderation practices to censor allegedly racially offensive posts. The campaign led many companies to drop ads.
Twitter last year said it would ban paid political ads after platforms came under criticism for distributing Russian ads in 2016. The Trump campaign said it was prepared to spend $10 million or more on Twitter ads before that decision.
