Facebook, swamped with misinformation, extends post-election U.S. political ad ban

Facebook on Wednesday said its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager to reach voters for key Georgia races in January that will decide control of the Senate.

The ban, one of Facebook’s measures to combat misinformation and other abuses on its site, was supposed to last about a week but could be extended. Alphabet’s Google also appeared to be sticking with its post-election political ad ban.