Meta extends political ad ban until after Election Day

Meta extended its ban on new political ads on its platforms through Election Day, the social media giant announced Monday. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said the restriction on new ... Read More

Anticipating post-election drama, Meta extends political ad ban past Election Day

Meta announced Tuesday that it is extending its restriction on political ads until later in the week, though it did not specify which day the ban would be ... Read More

How Meta, TikTok, YouTube and X are moderating election threats

In 2020, Meta, then called Facebook, said it would add a label to any post from candidates who say they won before the election ... will also pause all ads related to U.S. elections — a blackout ... Read More

Meta: 20 covert influences ops uncovered; AI abuse limited in global elections

Meta unveiled its report on the 2024 election revealing, among other things, how the global impact of AI on the results was minimal at best on its platforms as it removed at least 20 covert influence ... Read More

Google and Meta are blocking political ads to combat misinformation. Some experts say it’s too late

Meta last week began blocking advertisers from creating or running new ads about US social issues, elections or ... and walking back election-related policies, experts say it may be too late ... Read More

Yes, Facebook is blocking new political ads leading up to Election Day

elections or politics. This Meta policy isn’t new. Facebook also banned new political ads in the week leading up to the 2020 presidential election. In explaining its reasoning behind the ... Read More

Google and Meta are blocking political ads to combat misinformation. Some experts say it’s too late

But experts ... that allow us to support elections, not just in the U.S. but around the world.” Still, the major tech giants say they’re doing more than pausing election ads to safeguard ... Read More