Facebook will allow users to stop seeing political ads, but analysts said it remained unclear if the move would curb social media misinformation. AFP/File / Olivier DOULIERYWorldFacebook is allowing users to turn off all political ads in a move aimed at quelling criticism of the leading social network's hands-off approach. Facebook will allow users to stop seeing political ads, but analysts said it remained unclear if the move would curb social media misinformation Facebook is allowing users to turn off all political ads in a move aimed at quelling criticism of the leading social network's hands-off approach to election misinformation. Facebook vice president of product management and social impact Naomi Gleit said the initiative expands on the social network's "ad preferences" options which already allowed users to see fewer political ads. "Many Facebook users don't even change their default privacy settings.

Source: Standard Digital June 17, 2020 20:26 UTC