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Critic: Fb political advert controls now not sufficient

Regardless of escalating force forward of the 2020 election, Fb reaffirmed its freewheeling coverage on political commercials Thursday, announcing it gained’t ban them, gained’t fact-check them and gained’t restrict how they may be able to be focused to express teams of other people. (Jan. 8)
Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it won’t ban them, won’t fact-check them and won’t limit how they can be targeted to specific groups of people. (Jan. 8)

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