# Facebook to allow users to turn off political ads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-to-allow-users-to-turn-off-political-ads/855875>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 17, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-to-allow-users-to-turn-off-political-ads/855875 "2020-06-17T23:03:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-to-allow-users-to-turn-off-political-ads/855875/1 "2020-06-17T23:03:25Z")

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Don’t use facebook but I figure some here might like this . I did not know twitter banned political ads last Oct.

> **[Facebook to let users turn off political adverts](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53074995)**
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> The decision comes after the social network faced criticism over false information in political ads.