Facebook and Google have quietly extended their bans on political advertising beyond their planned one-week post-election moratorium, as President Trump and his supporters continue to use the platforms to allege — without evidence — that President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is invalid. Google confirmed that the blackout was still in effect, but it would not share further details on when it might lift the ban. Some have called for the social media giants to keep political advertising disabled until Trump concedes or until the election result is certified so the president can’t use the tools to target people with false claims. Last week, Facebook invoked emergency measures to make it harder for users to share posts that contained misleading information and restricted those posts’ circulation. FT and Financial Times are trademarks of the Financial Times Ltd. Not to be redistributed, copied or modified in any way.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 12, 2020 01:52 UTC