Facebook announced Wednesday that it will temporarily ban all political ads after polls close on November 3 for the 2020 election in order to combat foreign interference, misinformation, and voter suppression.
The move was announced along with a number of other election year efforts, including how the platform will respond should a candidate declare victory before all votes have been counted. In that scenario, Facebook said it will provide information in users notifications that vote counting is still in progress and no winner has been determined.
The decision garnered criticism from Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Democratic presidential candidate, who accused Facebook of implementing performative changes to try to avoid blame for misinformation on its platform.
The problem is Facebooks refusal to regulate its ads, change its broken algorithm, or take responsibility for the power its amassed, Warren said.
President Trump has said he opposes widespread voting by mail due to concerns that it could be a breeding ground for election fraud. Democrats, by contrast, have encouraged voters to cast their ballots by mail, citing the risk of contracting coronavirus at a polling place.
Getting the final election results this year may take longer than previous elections due to the pandemic and more people voting by mail.
So were preparing a range of policies and products to keep people informed and prevent the spread of misinformation, Facebook said.
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