Zuckerberg says he considered banning political ads on Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social media behemoth considered banning political ads, but ultimately chose not to do so in order to protect free speech.

“Given the sensitivity around political ads, I’ve considered whether we should stop allowing them altogether,” Zuckerberg said during a speech at Georgetown University on Thursday. “From a business perspective, the controversy is not worth the very small part of the business that they make up.”

But the billionaire executive said he ultimately decided Facebook served as an important outlet for candidates -- and that...