Facebook backs political ad bill, sets limits on 'issue ads'

Facebook backs political ad bill, sets limits on 'issue ads'

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-privacy/facebook-backs-political-ad-bill-sets-limits-on-issue-ads-idUSKCN1HD2JH

Facebook Inc backed for the first time on Friday proposed legislation requiring social media sites to disclose the identities of buyers of online political campaign ads and introduced a new verification process for people buying "issue" ads, which have been used to sow discord online.

Facebook backs political ad bill, sets limits on 'issue ads'

Apr 6, 2018, 8:24pm UTC
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-privacy/facebook-backs-political-ad-bill-sets-limits-on-issue-ads-idUSKCN1HD2JH >Facebook Inc backed for the first time on Friday proposed legislation requiring social media sites to disclose the identities of buyers of online political campaign ads and introduced a new verification process for people buying "issue" ads, which have been used to sow discord online.