Twitter to ban all political advertising, raising pressure on Facebook

Social network's move comes as Facebook faces controversy over ads that promote misinformation

Twitter will ban all political advertising, the company's CEO has announced, in a move that will increase pressure on Facebook over its controversial stance to allow politicians to advertise false statements.

The new policy, announced via Jack Dorsey's Twitter account on Wednesday, will come into effect on 22 November and will apply globally to all electioneering ads, as well as ads related to political issues. The timing means the ban will be in place in time for the UK snap election.