Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said transparency around political ads is more important than banning them outright and that 'ads on Facebook are already more transparent than anywhere else'
San Francisco Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used a call typically reserved for detailing financial results to defend the company's decision to keep running political ads on its platform.
Zuckerberg adamantly upheld the policy during the first several minutes of an earnings call with analysts on Wednesday. His comments come as intense scrutiny is directed at Silicon Valley's handling of political ads. Facebook and other social media companies have faced criticism for letting politicians run false ads.Just as Facebook was releasing its earnings, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the company would stop accepting political ads.
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