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Facebook places curbs on ads by U.S. news publishers with political ties

Under the new policy, publishers with any political connections will still be allowed to register as a news page but the company will implement some restrictions.

The news pages with these affiliations will not be eligible for inclusion in Facebook News, the social media giant said.

Under the policy, the platform publicly discloses who paid for an ad that has opinion-based content on social issues and elections.

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