--Facebook Inc. (FB) said it was changing its method of offering support and training to political campaigns and groups, opting to work through a website rather than sending employees into groups' offices, Bloomberg said Friday.

--U.S. lawmakers had questioned whether Facebook gave more support to President Trump's campaign than to that of his opponent, Hillary Clinton, in 2016, the report said. Facebook said it offered "identical support" to both groups, which Mr. Trump's campaign accepted.

Full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-20/facebook-to-give-less-direct-support-to-trump-in-2020-campaign

Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 21, 2018 13:55 ET (17:55 GMT)

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