Some of its measures, such as the blocking of new political ads a week before Election Day, are temporary. Facebook said it would begin barring politicians from placing new ads on Facebook and Instagram, the photo-sharing service it owns, starting on Oct. 27. Existing political ads will not be affected. They can resume running new political ads after Election Day, the company said. To curb misinformation about voting, Facebook said it would remove posts that tell people they will catch Covid-19 if they take part in voting.

Source: New York Times September 03, 2020 11:01 UTC