Facebook weighs ‘kill switch’ for political ads after US election to curb misinformation, source says

Facebook Inc is considering halting political advertising after U.S. Election Day to curb post-election misinformation, a source who has had discussions with the company said.
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for Facebook, said the company has talked with experts about potential election scenarios, including the possibility of U.S. President Donald Trump using the platform to dispute election results.
The New York Times reported https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/technology/facebook-trump-election.html on Friday, citing unnamed sources, that Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and some company executives met daily about how to minimize ways the platform could be used to dispute the election and have discussed the option of a political ads “kill switch” after the Nov. 3 election.