The change, which is tied to Facebook's decision to bar former President Donald Trump from its site, is a retreat from a policy introduced less than two years ago, when the company said speech from politicians was newsworthy and should not be policed
Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook chief executive, testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 23, 2019. Facebook plans to announce on Friday, June 4, 2021, that it will no longer keep posts by politicians up on its site by default if their speech breaks its rules, said two people with knowledge of the company’s plans, reversing how it has allowed posts from political figures to remain untouched on the social network.
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