Facebook's Plan to Suspend Political Ads—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
Facebook's Plan to Suspend Political Ads—Most Interesting Thing in Tech
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October 8, 20204m 10s
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Show Notes
Facebook is going to ban political ads after the election. Why? The reasons are more complicated and interesting than you might think. It’s not about money, at least not in a direct way since political ads are a miniscule portion of FB’s business. Ultimately, I think it’s a good decision, but a small one. Because political ads are such a tiny part of Facebook.
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