A political advertising ban targeting Facebook users in Georgia has been reinstated after the state’s two runoff elections, the social media company said. In a Tuesday update to a blog post explaining the platform’s political ads policy, Facebook said Georgia users will join the rest of the United States to be subject to the ban on political ads. The nationwide ban had been temporarily lifted in Georgia to allow messages of candidates competing for Georgia’s two Senate seats to reach more voters. “Following the Georgia runoff election, starting early January 6, 2021, we will no longer allow ads about the Georgia runoff elections on our platform in line with our existing nationwide social issues, electoral or political ads pause,” the post read. “Any ads about the Georgia runoff elections will be paused and advertisers will no longer be able to create new ads about social issues, elections, or politics.” Facebook …
Facebook Resumes Nationwide Political Ad Ban Following Georgia Senate Runoffs
January 6, 2021
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