Facebook blocking new political ads in week before Election Day [Video]

With voting in the 2024 general election underway, posts making the rounds on Facebook are criticizing the social media platform’s alleged decision to block political ads in the week leading up to Election Day.

Those posts claim Facebook is implementing a “restriction period” and blocking all new political ads on the platform from Tuesday, Oct. 29 through Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The posts are accompanied by a graphic that reads, “Facebook Silences Us October 29th.”

One of the posts criticized Facebook’s decision and said it poses “a serious obstacle to candidates and any groups promoting or opposing ballot initiatives appearing on the November ballot.” Others claim the restriction period will only make it harder for certain groups to mobilize voters rather than stopping misinformation. 

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