• Facebook extends ban on US political ads for another month

    Facebook extends ban on US political ads for another month

    As election misinformation continued to rage online, Facebook said Wednesday its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager to
  • Facebook reportedly eyes shutting off political ads after US election

    Facebook reportedly eyes shutting off political ads after US election

    Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and other company executives have been discussing a “kill switch” to shut off political advertising after the election is over to curb misinformation, the New York Times reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. Facebook is looking at post-election scenarios that include attempts by President Trump or his campaign to use the …
  • Trump campaign says ‘TikTok is spying on you’ in new Facebook ads

    Trump campaign says ‘TikTok is spying on you’ in new Facebook ads

    President Trump’s re-election campaign is turning up the heat on TikTok. The campaign this week ran ads on Facebook claiming that the wildly popular, Chinese-owned social-media app is spying on its users, linking to a survey asking respondents whether it should be banned in the US. “TikTok is spying on you,” one of the ads …
  • Facebook closes loophole in political ads ahead of US elections

    Facebook closes loophole in political ads ahead of US elections

    Read More: Twitter may need to boost fact-checking staff due to Trump feud, experts say Tech advocacy group sues Trump over social media executive order Ex-Facebook employees blast Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘cowardly’ stance on Trump Facebook scrambles to keep advertisers from jumping ship