So far, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has insisted on allowing political ads on Facebook and Instagram, even if political candidates use these ads to lie or spread misinformation.
But on Thursday, he and Facebook announced that the week before the election, all political ads will be stopped the week before the election takes place in early November.
Can delete posts
Facebook also writes that they will remove posts that try to discourage people from voting in the election, for example if you post posts that you get covid-19 if you go and vote.
If any of the various candidates or campaigns try to announce that they have won the election before the official election result has arrived, Facebook will add a link that leads to the official results from, among others, Reuters.
Other social media such as Twitter have already banned political ads.
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