Facebook is banning new political ads before election day. What’s really happening? Summary In an official statement this morning, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would not accept any new political ads for dissemination on their platform the week prior to the election. He also committed to “removing misinformation” about elections by partnering with local and national officials to combat misleading narratives. Facebook will also widen the criteria for content to be removed under its voter suppression and misinformation policies, and generally seek to …
