Facebook Considers a Political Ad Ban for Election, Pleasing No One
- Civil rights groups say blackout won’t address broader issues
- ‘This is nothing but a distraction,’ NAACP president says
CEO Mark Zuckerberg keynote address during the Facebook F8 Developer Conference in San Francisco.
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Civil rights groups were swift in their criticism of a plan being weighed by Facebook Inc. to halt political advertising before the U.S. election, saying the ban would do little to address rampant hate speech and misinformation on the social network.
An ad blackout could even exacerbate voter suppression, rights advocates said.