Facebook bans ads that seek to delegitimize the election or make false claims about voting

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Now this is sure to please the Trump camp...LOL!

Facebook bans ads that seek to delegitimize the election or make false claims about voting

Facebook will ban any ads that seek to delegitimize the outcome of the election, the company said Wednesday.
Rob Leathern, Facebook director of product management, said the policy applies to any ads that make false claims about voting by mail or other methods of voting. It also bans the use of isolated incidents of voter fraud to discredit the result of an election, Leathern said.

“These changes apply to ads across Facebook and Instagram, and are effective immediately,” he tweeted.
The social media giant announced last week that it would prohibit ads that make premature declarations of victory. Organic posts that make false claims are labeled.
The policy change appears aimed at President Donald Trump’s use of social media as a megaphone to spread falsehoods about mail-in voting election and claims of voter fraud.
On Wednesday Facebook said it removed ads from the Trump campaign that made misleading claims about immigrants and the coronavirus pandemic.

 

[MarcATL]

About damn time!

 

[toobfreak]

Now this is sure to please the Trump camp...LOL!

Facebook bans ads that seek to delegitimize the election or make false claims about voting

Facebook will ban any ads that seek to delegitimize the outcome of the election, the company said Wednesday.
Rob Leathern, Facebook director of product management, said the policy applies to any ads that make false claims about voting by mail or other methods of voting. It also bans the use of isolated incidents of voter fraud to discredit the result of an election, Leathern said.

“These changes apply to ads across Facebook and Instagram, and are effective immediately,” he tweeted.
The social media giant announced last week that it would prohibit ads that make premature declarations of victory. Organic posts that make false claims are labeled.
The policy change appears aimed at President Donald Trump’s use of social media as a megaphone to spread falsehoods about mail-in voting election and claims of voter fraud.
On Wednesday Facebook said it removed ads from the Trump campaign that made misleading claims about immigrants and the coronavirus pandemic.

In other words, Facebook knows in advance what is true and what is false, and no opinions which differ are permitted.

Won't they have a shit if Trump wins and they are not allowed by their own rules to question the outcome!

 

[Oddball]

So they're now a publisher, instead of just an open forum.

 

[Mac1958]

Trump has delegitimized the presidency, our elections, and the country.

As Russia and China toast to their good luck.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Now this is sure to please the Trump camp...LOL!

Facebook bans ads that seek to delegitimize the election or make false claims about voting

Facebook will ban any ads that seek to delegitimize the outcome of the election, the company said Wednesday.
Rob Leathern, Facebook director of product management, said the policy applies to any ads that make false claims about voting by mail or other methods of voting. It also bans the use of isolated incidents of voter fraud to discredit the result of an election, Leathern said.

“These changes apply to ads across Facebook and Instagram, and are effective immediately,” he tweeted.
The social media giant announced last week that it would prohibit ads that make premature declarations of victory. Organic posts that make false claims are labeled.
The policy change appears aimed at President Donald Trump’s use of social media as a megaphone to spread falsehoods about mail-in voting election and claims of voter fraud.
On Wednesday Facebook said it removed ads from the Trump campaign that made misleading claims about immigrants and the coronavirus pandemic.

It's unfortunate and troubling that such measures need to be taken to safeguard the Integrity of the election from a sitting president who has such contempt and disdain for our democratic institutions and the political process.