Zuckerberg doubles down on Facebook’s own ad policies

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday ardently defended Facebook’s controversial political advertising policy, just over an hour after Twitter announced it will ban all political ads from its platform.

Zuckerberg kicked off Facebook’s quarterly earnings call by addressing the firestorm of criticism that his company has faced this month over its policy allowing politicians to lie in advertisements.

Just before Facebook’s earnings call, Dorsey hit Zuckerberg in his announcement that Twitter will no longer run any political advertising on its platform.

“Although I’ve considered whether we should not carry [political] ads in the past, and I’ll continue to do so, on balance so far I’ve thought we should continue,” Zuckerberg told investors.

“Ads can be an important part of voice — especially for candidates and advocacy groups the media might not otherwise cover so they can get their message into debates,” he added.