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Jun 17, 2020

Facebook’s new plan for political ads

Facebook says it’s going to let people turn off all political ads. This, as several civil rights groups are calling for major advertisers to boycott the platform. Signs of life in the housing market. And, can work-sharing programs prevent layoffs?

Facebook will start what you might call a "hear no evil, see no evil" option for political ads. — Facebook will start what you might call a "hear no evil, see no evil" option for political ads.
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Facebook is going to let users turn off political ads
by David Brancaccio, Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
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The move comes as civil rights groups call for major advertisers to boycott Facebook, and the Trump administration reportedly proposes legislation on social media platforms.
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Work-sharing programs allow companies to keep furloughed workers
by David Wagner
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Not all states have the programs, in which workers’ hours are cut and unemployment benefits are used to fill in wages.
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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director