Facebook on Wednesday announced it would rescind a ban on political advertising, ending a pause that was implemented during the Nov. 3 election. “We put this temporary ban in place after the November 2020 election to avoid confusion or abuse following Election Day,” the Silicon Valley-based company wrote in a blog post. But now, Facebook said, “We’re resuming political, electoral, and social issue ads in the United States on Thursday.” In the run-up to the Georgia Senate runoff elections, Facebook partially lifted the ad ban. “Unlike other platforms, we require authorization and transparency not just for political and electoral ads, but also for social issue ads, and our systems do not distinguish between these categories,” according to the company. “We’ve heard a lot of feedback about this and learned more about political and electoral ads during this election cycle. As a result, we plan to use the coming months to …