How to Easily Remove Political Ads from Facebook
A New Feature
This new feature has been available for some Facebook users since June 17, 2020, and news outlets report that soon everyone will be able to manage their political ads on Facebook, too. Apart from ads by political candidates, any social issue ads from political candidates and any other candidate-funded ads will also fall under the “political ads” category and will be customizable.
- Find the specific ad you’d like to get rid of in your newsfeed and remove it the same way you would remove a regular Facebook ad. If you’re not sure how it’s done, follow these instructions:
1. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the ad.
2. A popup menu with the options "Hide Ad", "Report Ad", and an option to turn off any future political ads will appear. Select the last option to deactivate all future political ads from your feed.
- The second method you can use to deactivate political ads from your feed is through your settings. To do so, follow these instructions:
1. Open the page menu by clicking on three horizontal lines if using the mobile app or the triangle in the top right corner of the screen.
2. Open the "Settings". In the "Ads" section and tap on "Ad Preferences".
3. Go to "Hide Ad Topics", select "Social Issues, Electronics, and Politics" and tap on "See fewer ads about this topic".
After that, you're pretty much done. We hope you found this information helpful!