Music streaming service Spotify has announced that it will pause its political advertising sales starting early next year, as tech companies have grappled with how to handle political advertising on their platforms.

“Beginning in early 2020, Spotify will pause the selling of political advertising," a Spotify official told The Hill in an email Friday. "This will include political advertising content in our ad-supported tier and in Spotify original and exclusive podcasts."

The person said the decision was made because the company doesn't yet have "the necessary level of robustness in our processes, systems and tools to responsibly validate and review this content."

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"We will reassess this decision as we continue to evolve our capabilities,” the official added.

The decision follows Facebook's public battle with progressives over its policy against removing political ads containing misinformation.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot ZuckerbergHillicon Valley: Productivity, fatigue, cybersecurity emerge as top concerns amid pandemic | Facebook critics launch alternative oversight board | Google to temporarily bar election ads after polls close Conservative groups seek to block Facebook election grants in four swing states: report Facebook critics launch alternative oversight board MORE has argued that it is a free speech issue and has said that users “should be able to judge for themselves.”

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After that feud, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced in October that his platform will no longer run ads promoting political candidates or issues.

Emily Birnbaum contributed