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Fb extends its short-term ban on political advertisements for one more month

The election is settled, alternatively the country is far from it. Earlier than Election Day throughout the U.S., Fb hit pause on all political and social drawback advertisements. On the time, the company made it transparent that the precautionary measure designed to blow their own horns one attainable tap of incorrect information may also be short-term, bu…
The election is settled, but the nation is far from it. Before Election Day in the U.S., Facebook hit pause on all political and social issue ads. At the time, the company made it clear that the precautionary measure designed to turn off one potential faucet of misinformation would be temporary, bu…

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  2. "Georgia is the only state in the U.S. right now where Facebook allows political ads to run, but after Tuesdays polls close thats set to change". (January 6, 2021)
  3. "At Facebooks first big event since moving away from the Oculus brand and rebranding its AR and VR efforts as Facebook Reality Labs, the company dove into the research its working on in its quest to develop consumer augmented reality glasses". (September 16, 2020)
  4. "Facebook removed two networks of fake accounts spreading government propaganda on the platform Tuesday, one originating in China and one in the Philippines". (September 22, 2020)
  5. "Facebook on Wednesday announced new actions to disrupt a network of China-based hackers leveraging the platform to compromise targets in the Uyghur community". (March 24, 2021)
  6. "With their big day before lawmakers just around the corner, previews of Google (well, Alphabet), Facebook, Amazon and Apples opening statements are now available on the House Judiciary Committees site". (July 29, 2020)
  7. "Following a particularly dark and vivid display of the threats to the 2020 U.S. election during Tuesdays first presidential debate, Facebook has further clarified its new rules around election-related ads". (October 1, 2020)
  8. "A new policy-focused nonprofit that emerged from the recent wave of big tech scrutiny is calling for members of Facebooks Oversight Board to either step up or step down". (July 21, 2020)
  9. "What began as a relatively small effort by activist organizations to hold Facebook accountable for perceived policy failings has snowballed into a mass corporate backlashand a rare moment of discomfort for a company that enjoys its status as one of techs untouchable giants". (July 7, 2020)
  10. "Facebook announced Thursday that it would introduce a notification screen warning users if they try to share content thats more than 90 days old". (June 25, 2020)
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