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    Twitter To Halt Political Ads, In Contrast To Facebook

    CEO Jack Dorsey announced that Twitter will stop running political ads, citing online ads' "significant risks to politics." Facebook has been criticized for allowing deceptive political ads.
    by Avie Schneider Oct 30, 2019 2 minutes
    Twitter will stop running political ads, CEO Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday. Online political ads pose "significant risks to politics," he tweeted.

    Updated at 6:04 p.m. ET

    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that his social media platform will stop running political ads, citing online ads' "significant risks to politics." Facebook has been criticized for allowing deceptive political ads.

    "We've made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political

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