Mark Zuckerberg attacks Twitter over ban on political adverts

Mark Zuckerberg  has stood by his company's decision to run political adverts after Twitter announced that it would block campaigning ads from its social network.

The Facebook chief executive, who in recent weeks has set out a defence of free expression on the social networking site, attacked calls to block or take down political adverts on the site.

Mr Zuckerberg said: “Right now, the content debate is about political ads. Should we block political ads with false statements? Should we block all political ads?

“In a democracy, I don't think it's right for private companies to censor politicians or the news.”

The Facebook boss’s statement during the company’s financial results came just minutes after rival boss Jack Dorsey, chief executive of Twitter, announced his website would be blocking adverts with political content in an effort to battle disinformation and election interference.

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