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Facebook Expands Disclosure Requirements for Political Advertising

Facebook expanded disclosure requirements for customers buying political and “issue” ads, it announced. The list of issues now includes abortion, civil rights, crime, guns, immigration and terrorism. Those buying related ads will have to disclose their identity, location and source…

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of payment, a change meant to combat malicious political influence. “Glad to see Facebook introducing transparency requirements for issue ads, a measure I proposed last year along with @AmyKlobuchar & @SenJohnMcCain,” Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., tweeted Tuesday. He urged passage of the Honest Ads Act (S-1989), so other platforms must follow similar rules (see 1804090041).