KEY POINTS
  • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced the social network will allow its users to turn off seeing political ads. 
  • Zuckerberg did not say when this feature will roll out.
  • For months, Facebook has endured criticism for its policy that allows politicians to run political ads containing false information on its services.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman of Facebook, speaks on the second day of the 56th Munich Security Conference. The fight against propaganda campaigns and other attempts at manipulation costs Facebook billions every year.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced the social network will allow its users to turn off seeing political ads. 

"For those of you who've already made up your minds and just want the election to be over, we hear you — so we're also introducing the ability to turn off seeing political ads," Zuckerberg wrote in an op-ed published on USA Today. "We'll still remind you to vote."

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