CBS News
December 2, 2019
How to handle political ads on social media has become a growing concern as the 2020 U.S. presidential election approaches.
Facebook has taken most of the heat, after refusing to remove an ad for President Trump’s reelection featuring false information about his opponent Joe Biden.
While political ads on social media do not adhere to different rules than political ads on TV, they have come under specific scrutiny because of their unique ability to disseminate — broadly and rapidly — bad information, and the platforms’ inability to properly police them.