Facebook is going to ban political ads after the election. Why? The reasons are more complicated and interesting than you might think. It’s not about money, at least not in a direct way since political ads are a miniscule portion of FB’s business. Ultimately, I think it’s a good decision, but a small one. Because political ads are such a tiny part of Facebook.

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