As the 2020 United States presidential election approaches, Facebook has imposed new restrictions on politically-connected news outlets. Facebook now requires these publications to go through a disclaimer process before they post politically-driven ads. Facebook Moves Towards Political Neutrality Facebook is taking steps to make the platform more politically neutral. It already lets you turn off all political ads, and it’s now putting more restrictions on political news outlets. In the past, some political outlets were able to bypass Facebook’s ad authorization process by claiming the news exemption.