Political ads banned on Facebook due to Trump and Biden
Facebook has announced that it will extend the ban on political ads in the United States for at least another month, as it continues its efforts to monitor the wave of disinformation spreading on its platform in the wake of the US elections.
According to Business Insider, the ad ban, which began a week before the vote and was initially expected to last only one week after Election Day, was extended until December, which is a matter of concern, especially in the swing state of Georgia, where the run-off election will determine what If the Republican Party maintains control of the US Senate.
“We are keeping the ad pause and other temporary election protection measures in place because this result is heading towards approval next month,” said Rob Leathern, Director of Products at Facebook. “It took years to build the infrastructure that supports the Facebook ads library. And to ensure the transparency of political advertisements. "
But the decision to continue the comment was criticized from some angles. "The problem is not the ads," said Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Senator on Twitter. "It is the company's unwillingness to regulate these advertisements and its inability to control misinformation on their platform - which is what they now leave untamed during a critical moment for our democracy."
With political ads banned across the United States, neither Democrats nor Republicans can take advantage of Facebook in their campaigns in Georgia, with two Senate seats contesting on January 5 in the runoff.
