Facebooks new political-ad policy already showing cracks, loopholes

But while the social media giant doesn't care if politicians lie outright in their ads, the company does have some standards: nobincluding politiciansis allowed to post ads that intentionally try to suppress voter turnout.

So when The Washington Post found a targeted ad campaign on Facebook seemingly designed to mislead voters, the paper had questions.

The Post found that the ad, along with about two dozen other similar messages in the past five months, was purchased and run by a pro-Trump super PAC.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced intense questioning about the company's political-advertising policy during an appearance on Capitol Hill last week.

So a left-leaning PAC, The Really Online Lefty League , did exactly what its name suggests: it bought a stunt ad claiming Sen.

Graham, of course, ardently opposes the proposal, and Facebook did indeed fact-check that ad and suspended its paid distribution.

A Facebook spokesman told Reuters thatsince the ad came from a third-party political action group, rather than directly from a politicianit was eligible for review and removal.

Political ads should also be visually distinct and have their ability to narrowly target extremely granular populations limited, the letter suggests.

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