Facebook will ban US political ads indefinitely after election

Facebook will ban United States-founded political ads indefinitely after the presidential election, attempting to forestall confusion over its results. "While ads are an important way to express interpreter, we plan to temporarily stop running all social issue, electoral, or political ads in the US afterwards the polls tight on November 3rd, to reduce opportunities for confusion or abuse," the company says.

Facebook is responding to widespread concern that social media could jumble election results. The company is as wel taking stairs to stop candidates from prematurely declaring victory. When the polls shut down, it bequeath add an information box at the top of Facebook and Instagram's apps, noting whether major media outlets wish Reuters have declared a succeeder. It already labels some election-related posts with a data link to its Vote Data Shopping mall, but if a candidate falsely claims they've won the election, Facebook will add "more specific information" contradicting the claim.

Facebook election notification interface screenshot

Facebook previously announced that it would freeze political ad sales before the election, and before this blanket spot-election ban, it had specifically barred ads that falsely claimed triumph. Global personal business head Nick Cleg has also lifted the prospect of restricting opposite content if IT could run along to furiousness. Advanced of the election, it's pledged to remove satisfied from the in favor-Trump "militarised social crusade" QAnon.

However, the view of election night chaos still looms. President Donald Trump has refused to charge to peacefully transferring power if he loses the election. Meantime, Representative rival Joe Biden has criticized Facebook for non fact-checking operating theater removing Trump's false claims about mail-in voting, calling its moderation policies a "regression."