Facebook employees 'strongly object' to policy allowing false claims in political ads

A letter to Mark Zuckerberg says the exemption is 'a threat to what FB stands for' and called for the same standards as other adverts

Hundreds of Facebook employees have signed a letter to executive Mark Zuckerberg decrying his decision to allow politicians to post advertisements on the platform that include false claims.

More than 250 employees signed the letter, which was posted on an internal communication message board for the company, the New York Times reported Monday. They expressed concern that Facebook "is on track to undo the great strides [its] product teams have made in integrity over the last two years".