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by ceejayoz 2417 days ago
> Time will tell if they permit all such ads or only the ones that they prefer.

This has already been answered. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/29/tech/facebook-california-cand...

> Adriel Hampton, a political activist, registered as a candidate for California's 2022 gubernatorial election on Monday so he could take advantage of Facebook's policy allowing politicians and political candidates to run false ads on the platform.

> On Tuesday evening, a Facebook (FB) spokesperson told CNN Business, "This person has made clear he registered as a candidate to get around our policies, so his content, including ads, will continue to be eligible for third-party fact-checking."

The rules will be enforced arbitrarily only when FB wants.