How do I choose to see fewer ads about social issues, elections or politics on Facebook?

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If you're in the European region, your ad choices are different. Learn more about your ad choices.

This ad topic control is not available in every country
If you'd like to see fewer ads about social issues, elections or politics while on Facebook, you can adjust your ad topic preferences in Accounts Centre:
  1. Click on your profile picture in the top right, then click Settings and privacy.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Click Accounts Centre, then click Ad preferences.
  4. Click Ad topics.
  5. Click inside the search bar at the top of the page. A drop-down list of ad topics will appear.
  6. Search Social issues, elections or politics and click into that category.
  7. Select Show fewer ads about this topic.
Note: Not everyone will be able to access this setting in Accounts Centre at this time. If these steps don't work for you, try this:
  1. Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Select Settings and privacy, then click Settings.
  3. Click Ads in the left menu, then click Ad topics.
  4. Click inside the search bar at the top of the page. A drop-down list of ad topics will appear, including Social issues, elections or politics.
  5. Click Social issues, elections or politics and select See less.
On the Ad topics page, you'll now see this topic under Topics you see less of. You can change your preference at any time by selecting a topic and choosing No preference.
Learn how to manage Facebook notifications about voting and elections.
Bear in mind:
  • This ad preference is available in all countries where it is required to have authorisation to run ads about social issues, elections or politics. Learn more about where this ad preference is available in our Business Help Centre.
  • When ads about social issues, elections or politics appear on Facebook, they're required to include information about the organisation or individual responsible for the ad. These types of ads can be identified on Facebook by the Paid for by disclaimer, followed by information about the organisation or individual responsible for the ad. Learn more about what we consider to be ads about social issues, elections or politics.
  • If you choose to see fewer ads about social issues, elections or politics, you may still see these types of ads if they don't have a Paid for by disclaimer. Learn more about how to report ads about social issues, elections or politics that don't have a disclaimer.
  • If you've linked your Facebook and Instagram accounts, your ad topic preference selections will apply across both accounts. If you have not linked your accounts, you can learn how to update your ad topic preferences for the ads that you see on Instagram.
  • If you add accounts to the same Accounts Centre (for example, your Facebook and Instagram accounts), we'll adjust this setting to match across your accounts. For ad topics that you've selected to see fewer of, we've applied that preference to all accounts in the same Accounts Centre.
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