Facebook will lift temporary political ad ban in Georgia with control of Senate still in play

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The company had put a temporary pause on electoral, political and social issue ads in the U.S. to try to prevent confusion or abuse on its platform.

is lifting its temporary post-election ban on political ads on Wednesday in the state of Georgia only, as the state prepares for its Jan. 5 runoff election that will determine which party takes control of the Senate.Tuesday that the decision to lift the ban in Georgia came after hearing feedback that candidates and other groups wanted the option to advertise on Facebook to reach voters ahead of the runoff.

Facebook says it will let advertisers authorized to run ads on social issues, elections and politics to run ads in Georgia. It said it will prioritize onboarding advertisers with "direct involvement in these elections," and will reject ads that target locations outside Georgia. It will also said it will continue to prohibit ads that include content debunked by third-party fact-checkers or that delegitimizes the Georgia runoff elections.

 

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Nothing but PURE GREED.

Is it manipulation to help someone?

Republicans are worried. They have to try to keep power. Trump jangled his chains and most likely threatened him.

typos in your tweet - it should read 'Facebook to cash in on advertising revenue by lifting a temporary political ad ban in Georgia with control of Senate still in play'

Ugh! We are being bombarded and nobody’s mind will be changed. This is sad to hear. I’ll have to stay away from Facebook more.

FB must be missing out on the money.

BoycottFacebook

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