Democrats have warned of a ‘red mirage’ on election night, citing expected delays in counting a record number of mail-in ballots this year, and raised concerns that Trump could use Facebook to convince people he had won. — Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc will not accept political ads that seek to claim victory before the results of the 2020 US election are declared, a company spokesman tweeted on Wednesday.
The move expands the company’s plans, announced earlier this month, to stop accepting new political ads in the week before the election. At the time, Facebook said political advertisers could resume creating new ads after Election Day.
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