Facebook to strengthen transparency standards for political ads in wake of Russian election interference

Facebook to strengthen transparency standards for political ads in wake of Russian election interference

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https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/27/facebook-is-taking-a-stricter-stance-on-political-advertising-ahead-of-its-testimony-to-the-u-s-congress-next-week.html

Facebook is trying to make it easier to identify political ads in your News Feed.

The social giant announced on Friday it will soon require advertisers — especially political candidates — to disclose more information about their advertising efforts on the platform as the company seeks to temper concerns from the U.S. Congress about Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Facebook to strengthen transparency standards for political ads in wake of Russian election interference

Oct 27, 2017, 6:20pm UTC
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/27/facebook-is-taking-a-stricter-stance-on-political-advertising-ahead-of-its-testimony-to-the-u-s-congress-next-week.html >Facebook is trying to make it easier to identify political ads in your News Feed. >The social giant announced on Friday it will soon require advertisers — especially political candidates — to disclose more information about their advertising efforts on the platform as the company seeks to temper concerns from the U.S. Congress about Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.