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Facebook, Google weigh changing political ad policies under pressure

Rather, both are weighing policy changes that have been floated as compromise ideas, like limiting micro-targeting or disclosing more info about the advertiser.

The big picture: Both companies are under enormous pressure from policymakers and industry leaders to address ways political ads can be manipulated on big automated platforms and to curtail the spread of lies and misinformation through paid advertising.

Between the lines: At this point, both companies are likely more worried about pressure coming from Democrats than from Republicans.

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