Facebook is considering a blackout on political ads on its site in the days leading up the U.S. election in November, it was reported Friday. According to Bloomberg, the social media giant is discussing a ban on political ads after weeks of criticism for not fact-checking ads from politicians or their campaigns. Facebook may introduce a ban on political ads in the days before the 2020 electionThe political ad blackout is still only being discussed and no action has been finalized, Bloomberg adds. Yet on Tuesday organizers of the Facebook boycott campaign slammed Zuckerberg for doing 'just about nothing' to remove hate speech from the site. Despite the ongoing boycott, Facebook stock has continued to rise in the past week having already reached record highs.

Source: Daily Mail July 10, 2020 21:15 UTC