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Meta’s ban on political ads will reportedly stretch beyond the election.

Meta originally planned to lift its ban on new election ads at the end of the day Tuesday, but now Axios reports that the company will continue blocking ads for several days after voting ends “to prevent any confusion or misinformation from spreading.”

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