Facebook says it would completely cease recommending political teams to customers

Facebook Inc's CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed on Wednesday the company would no longer recommend civic and political teams to customers of the platform.
Facebook Inc's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday the company would no longer recommend civic and political groups to users of the platform.Original article
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