Facebook Allowed Political Ads That Were Scams And Malware

(Credit: Shutterstock) Update: This story has been updated to clarify Facebook’s ad-review process. In September, an ad with the headline, “New Approval Ratings For President Trump Announced And It’s Not Going The Way You Think,” targeted Facebook users in the U.S. who were over 40 and labeled as “very liberal” by the tech company. “Regardless of what you think of Donald Trump and his policies, it’s fair to say that his appointment as President of the United States is one of the most .

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