Facebook chief rules out banning political adverts

By 2019-10-17Science & Tech
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Image caption Mr Zuckerberg gave his speech to an audience of students and others at Georgetown University in Washington DC

Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he does not think it is right for a company to censor politicians or the news in a democracy.

He was giving a speech in Washington DC following weeks of criticism over the firm’s decision not to ban political adverts that contain falsehoods.

He added he had considered barring all political ads on his platforms.

But he said he believed the move would favour incumbent politicians and whoever the media chose to cover.

And Mr Zuckerberg said that even if he had supported the idea ... Read even more

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