Facebook Will Now Let Users Turn Off Political Ads
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From the Left
Facebook will let users opt out of political advertisementsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that the company will let users opt out of political ads and will help register 4 million voters for the 2020 election.
Zuckerberg made the announcement in an opinion piece for USA Today, in which he also discussed Facebook's efforts to prevent election interference.
His comments come amid concerns about voter suppression and voting issues during this year's election, which could be amplified by the coronavirus pandemic.
Facebook has "a responsibility not just to prevent voter suppression — which disproportionately targets people of color...
From the Left
Mark Zuckerberg: Historic Facebook campaign will boost voter registration, turnout and voicesI believe Facebook can strengthen democracy by maintaining as open a platform as possible, accompanied by ambitious efforts to lift voter participation.
The 2020 election is going to be unlike any other. It was already going to be a heated campaign, and that was before the pandemic — and before the killing of George Floyd and so many others forced us yet again to confront the painful reality of systemic racism in America. People want accountability, and in a democracy the ultimate way we do that is through voting.
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From the Right
Facebook to allow users to opt out of seeing political and social issue adsFacebook this week announced that users in the U.S. will soon be able to opt out of seeing social issue, electoral or political ads as the company faces pressure to police “misinformation” on its platform.
The company on Tuesday said it was rolling out the option for some people before expanding it to everyone in the U.S. in the next few weeks.
Many have criticized Facebook for failing to police “misinformation” on its platform, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said they do have rules against speech that will cause “physical harm”...
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