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		creaghpatr on Jan 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook's PR feels broken An advertising ban ahead of an election feels like a logical solution, or at least a simple-to-understand one. People would try and circumvent it still but the burden would be on the ad vendors to not be liable for a violation.

Marsymars on Jan 10, 2020 [–]

And if they don't want to risk liability, they always have the option to not show any ads to the relevant population ahead of an election.

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