To: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Chairman and CEO
Stop Political Lying on Facebook
In order to stop the spread of false information since your announcement that you will not fact check political ads, we ask that you follow Twitter's lead and ban ALL such ads on Facebook. With the upcoming bombardment of ads on all media, we would welcome making Facebook a political ad-free zone.
Why is this important?
The spread of false information is prevalent and damaging, and most of it is aimed at personal attacks for political gain. It is estimated that 45% of people get at least some news from Facebook and half of those get it ONLY from Facebook. Mr. Zuckerberg announced that they will do NO fact-checking during this election cycle. In the absence of that, we must demand a responsible approach.