Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google plan to continue banning political ads on their platforms for the next several weeks to prevent confusion about election results, according to people familiar with the matter and an email reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

Facebook told advertisers in an email Wednesday it plans to continue its postelection ban on political ads for “another month.” Google representatives have told some advertisers it is unlikely to lift its ban in November or December, the people said.

“While…

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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