Facebook to allow paid political messages that aren't ads

Facebook to allow paid political messages that aren't ads

4 years ago
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https://apnews.com/86f306176a5e1043d2f825483e75f70d

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook decided Friday to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network's rules governing political ads.

Its policy change comes days after presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg exploited a loophole to run such humorous messages promoting his campaign on the accounts of popular Instagram personalities followed by millions of younger people.