Political ads on Facebook to be paused after US polls end

11:40:00 AM, Thursday 8th of October 2020 | in politics

Social media giant Facebook is going to stop running political or social issue ads after the US polls close on November 3. The social media firm has taken this step in a bid to reduce the chances of confusion or abuse during the election period. Facebook executives said at a press briefing that the platform will add more specific information in case a candidate or party declares premature victory.