Getting clean as soon as I finish this bag unless you've got some leftover too https://t.co/kjLtlXUYkB

— luke (@lukeoneil47) October 7, 2020

Ya think, Zuckerberg??

The rest of us have been watching @Facebook with an increasing sense of alarm since the LAST election! https://t.co/j50LW9aEXX

— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) October 7, 2020

Oh look. Facebook will ban political ads. After the polls close. https://t.co/OsEifX9CEQ

— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) October 7, 2020

Thread by Biden campaign digital director @Rob_Flaherty

He's pushing back on Facebook's new policy on political ads.

Read more from @MikeIsaac here: https://t.co/obN9qiQuFI https://t.co/EHjs7wZJmS

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) October 7, 2020

wow just in time to have no impact whatsoever https://t.co/WrcbuludXU

— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) October 7, 2020

What difference does it make since it doesn’t happen until after the election? https://t.co/zkA79afnwf

— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) October 8, 2020

What this is: An attempt by Facebook to prevent paid campaigns in which politicians or advocacy groups sow discord after what may be a long, drawn-out and contentious vote-counting process.

— Scott Nover (@ScottNover) October 7, 2020

Facebook to close barn door after horse escapes. News yesterday at 11. https://t.co/Q5IVXu8H9X

— Ryan Calo ? (@rcalo) October 8, 2020

Saved by COVID- b/c of “in person meeting restrictions. No one @Facebook had to look anyone in the eye or keep a straight face while making this announcement. https://t.co/6CVckiAhiY

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) October 7, 2020

As we enter the final weeks leading up to the US election, we’re working to make sure you get the most relevant information on Instagram. The new measures we’re taking include the following. https://t.co/pi8ZYf5KdI

— Adam Mosseri ? (@mosseri) October 7, 2020

This move by Facebook is an admission that its platform is abused for political purposes, so why not do it now? https://t.co/qHJREJDSEb

— Miranda Murphy (@murphymiranda) October 7, 2020

Pretty wild: We went from pretty much having zero online political ad rules 4 years ago to now having most of the major tech platforms banning ads either always or at least for the few days after polls close. https://t.co/KTnMzdDcdh

— Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) October 7, 2020

This, but starting now and ending never. https://t.co/CFFImlr0zO

— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) October 7, 2020

FACEBOOK! ADS! ARE! NOT! THE! PROBLEM!

— Rob Flaherty (@Rob_Flaherty) October 7, 2020

btwn the QAnon ban and political ad ban...it really is hard to shake the notion that with each little piece of the platform Facebook takes off line, things get a little less potentially unstable.

— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) October 7, 2020

After the polls close : as in after the targeting and disinformation and disengagement campaigns and lies have done their work https://t.co/gDbEpjpb5V

— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) October 7, 2020

Facebook to temporarily halt all political ads in U.S. after polls close Nov. 3, broadening earlier restrictions. WHAT? WHAT ABOUT STOP THE MISINFORMATION AND LIES NOW? https://t.co/SW73069IGU

— Diane Ravitch (@DianeRavitch) October 7, 2020

Facebook can’t spin this as one sided so it’s hoping blanket bans will stop certain questions and discourage the press from moving beyond the usual subjects https://t.co/2L62oBs52q

— ???Spooky Sydette the Dreaded Gorgon?? ? (@Blackamazon) October 7, 2020

?? NEW: @Facebook says it will block political ads after the polls close on Election Day
— Says ban likely last week, maybe more
— Comes 2 weeks after Google announced similar rule
— Also banning posts that implicitly push "poll watching"
Story on @axioshttps://t.co/KTnMzdDcdh

— Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) October 7, 2020

With Trump's poll numbers sinking, Facebook appears to be in damage control mode https://t.co/sCJGZyeOpC

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 7, 2020

Yeah yeah I know but also this is really shitty for small, local candidates. https://t.co/gh75ikmmMh

— Amy Wilson (@amywilson) October 7, 2020

lol tfw you’re offline for an hour and come back to a world where you can’t talk to voters in runoffs or recounts and also can’t raise any* money to pay for runoffs or recounts https://t.co/HWXoGjUqyp

— Jenna Lowenstein (@just_jenna) October 7, 2020

All for thoughtfulness, but Facebook suspending political ads was the right move years ago, not after this year’s election. https://t.co/XnJYFcIi94 pic.twitter.com/sesNUZQO9m

— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) October 7, 2020

what you're seeing is a constant internal push and pull at FB trying to get the best of both worlds — only KIND OF killing off ads — with what Zuckerberg calls "Giving users a voice with ads," while also trying not to warp the outcome of the election with advertising gone awry

— rat king (@MikeIsaac) October 7, 2020

FB: we are terrible for the election so we will try to fix that...after the election https://t.co/iWFydZKkFD

— David Mack (@davidmackau) October 7, 2020

Reminds me of @kjhealy’s point that the meaning of “performative” has completely flipped, from “made real through performance” to “fake and therefore bad” https://t.co/OF25zVZg5W

— dylan matthews (@dylanmatt) October 8, 2020

" Over the past few weeks, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, and his lieutenants have watched the presidential race with an increasing sense of alarm." https://t.co/cmQbofucuk

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) October 7, 2020

I cannot express how damaging this will be to campaigns trying to get voters to cure ballots — so their voters are counted — and to RUNOFF races still running campaigns. ??‍♂️??‍♂️??‍♂️ https://t.co/DsMsTc4UXS

— BRANDON ⚖️ (@bjrich_) October 7, 2020

I’ll repeat the same question I asked earlier today: What are the odds that Facebook’s recent moves on QAnon/misinformation are driven by recent polling? https://t.co/JfunL5BC8j

— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) October 7, 2020

Twitter needs to do the same!! @Jack https://t.co/gxTAz2qjsN

— William LeGate ?? (@williamlegate) October 7, 2020

With just under 4 weeks to election day, today we shared an update on our preparedness efforts both for this final stretch and for after election day. Read the details here: https://t.co/YFi1mwIiKz 1/7

— Guy Rosen (@guyro) October 8, 2020

i'm being a little shit here but idk i'd feel super weird if i built a thing and the only times ppl agree we made positive contributions to society was when we disabled parts of the thing

— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) October 7, 2020

NEWS: Facebook to BAN ALL POLITICAL ADS INDEFINITELY, beginning after the polls close on November 3rd

also cracking down on polling place intimidation posts and adding more rules as disinformation and the threat of violence rises approaching Election Dayhttps://t.co/cuo8mwIVfd

— rat king (@MikeIsaac) October 7, 2020

Given unprecedented attacks on legitimate voting methods designed to delegitimize the election, these are important steps from @Facebook to combat disinformation and premature calling of results. @civilrightsorg will continue to press FB & other platforms to protect our election. https://t.co/13pvHCmekX

— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) October 7, 2020

with ads disabled, the Trump campaign will only be able to circulate election disinformation to the 30 million users who follow his page. https://t.co/p7k5K9BRTN

— Dell Cameron (@dellcam) October 7, 2020

I solemnly swear to stop snowboarding after June 1st. https://t.co/537nRJG8fF

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 7, 2020

Ok cool so misleading political ads will be allowed through Election Day, great reform guys https://t.co/BfEeFmJu6L

— Alex Kotch (@alexkotch) October 7, 2020

Facebook is again making performative changes to try to avoid blame for misinformation on its platform.

The problem isn't the ads themselves. The problem is Facebook's refusal to regulate its ads, change its broken algorithm, or take responsibility for the power it's amassed. https://t.co/OkkyM1PtML

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 7, 2020

Facebook will remove posts with 'militarized' calls for poll watchers. It’s also going to put a temporary ban on political ads after polls close on Nov. 3 - we’ll be updating our story here https://t.co/qGjnN9weYI

— Karol Cummins (@karolcummins) October 7, 2020

Facebook will remove posts with 'militarized' calls for poll watchers. It’s also going to put a temporary ban on political ads after polls close on Nov. 3 - we’ll be updating our story here https://t.co/RvkugNvlk8

— Elizabeth Culliford (@eculliford) October 7, 2020

As we prepare for the final weeks leading up to the US election, we’re working to make sure you get the most relevant information on Instagram. Learn about some new features and policies that will keep you safe and up to date as we get closer to Nov 3. https://t.co/faAqsnFM6G

— Vishal Shah (@vishalshahis) October 7, 2020

Updates on how FB is preparing for election day including how we’ll handle election results and temporarily banning political and issue ads after Nov 3 https://t.co/bEhmTFiov4

— Katie Harbath (@katieharbath) October 7, 2020

Who doesn't love a good half measure?https://t.co/Z3VCzKO3Lt

— FutureShift (@futureshift) October 8, 2020

What are the tech billionaires getting for all their support of Biden? “Facebook Widens Ban on Political Ads as Alarm Rises Over Election” - The New York Times https://t.co/r6GVnHF81L

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) October 8, 2020

Facebook Widens Ban on Political Ads as Alarm Rises Over Election https://t.co/8tCjIqd7s9

— Ben Eltham (@beneltham) October 8, 2020

Facebook Widens Ban on Political Ads as Alarm Rises Over Election https://t.co/pXTMAd7OP4

— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) October 8, 2020

Facebook Widens Ban on Political Ads as Alarm Rises Over Election - The New York Times https://t.co/rBed90xCsY via @GoogleNews

— Annie Gabston-Howell- #IVoted (@AnnieGabstonH) October 8, 2020

Following massive spill in the ocean, BP pledges to put all the oil back in the well.https://t.co/uwE0Ehc7Wr

— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) October 7, 2020