Facebook Will Let People Block Certain Types of Ads, Starting with Ads for Alcohol and Parenting
By Lauren Stacy • December 21, 2016
Facebook is introducing a new tool that lets users actively block ads with certain content from their newsfeed, beginning with those related to alcohol and parenting. The social network already allows users to select topics they’re interested in for targeted advertisements, but this marks the first time the site will let users block the ads they see.