Facebook Facebook launched a new policy to prevent abuse of political ads in May. Anyone running political ads on the social network must be authorized to do so by confirming their identity and location. Facebook reviews the ads using a combination of artificial intelligence and human reviewers to determine whether they are meeting the criteria or not. According to a report in The New York Times, the new system seems to have some flaws, as Facebook has been mistakenly rejecting ads from local businesses, claiming that they contain political content when they do not. There appears to be a major glitch in Facebook's new policy for screening political ads, and it's putting some local businesses' noses out of joint. On Thursday, The New York Times reported that Facebook has been mistakenly rejecting ads from local businesses, claiming that they contain political content when they do not.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Learning to celebrate failure at a young age led to this billionaire's successSee Also:We tested Shake Shack's new ordering kiosks to see whether they could actually replace cashiers.

 

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