Facebook Backs Political Ads Policy Despite Pushback
- Ads under fire for allowing politicians to spread falsehoods
- Twitter, Google recently banned political ads or made changes
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Facebook Inc. is not backing down on its policy to show political ads, even after competitors have made changes amid concerns that tech platforms allow politicians to amplify misleading messages.
In a briefing to reporters in Brussels, Nick Clegg, the company’s vice president for global affairs and communications, said Facebook wouldn’t follow its competitor Twitter Inc. in shunning political advertisements from its platform.