Facebook will consider the issue of banning political advertising in the social setisarray Dragun | 13.07.2020
The ban will apply until the presidential election in November.
Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly stated that it will not control the advertising of politicians. However, after the events of recent weeks, Facebook is considering a ban of political advertising in its
network before the General election in November
The decision is still pending. The possibility of a ban of political advertising discussed in the company since the end of last year. In recent weeks, the situation escalated because of the murder of a black George Floyd and
the upcoming elections in November. The problem is that the prohibition of political advertising may cause harm to some groups of users. On the other hand the rejection of the ban on advertising could cause a wave
misinformation — as it was in the last presidential election in the United States.
Facebook for years has allowed politicians and political parties to place ads even if the ads contain false information or misinformation.
Zuckerberg claims that the company is not the arbiter of truth. He also said that the removal of political advertising from the network may cause harm to a little-known candidates with limited finances. At
to him, political advertising is a small part of Facebook’s income, so any decision will not be based on financial considerations.
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