Facebook took over political advertising in Ukraine
KIEV. June 26. UNN. Company Facebook added Ukraine and Canada in the list of countries and territories where political advertising is thoroughly examined. As the press service of the social network on Tuesday, June 25, from this day on ads posted by users from Canada and Ukraine, are “systematically subject to inspection” — both automatically and manually. It is reported by UNN with reference to DW.
A similar process will be launched in Singapore and Argentina for the next months. Now in the registry of the social network already includes more than 50 countries, and adding another four States is justified by the fact that they “are approaching an election or the imposition of any new administrative rules.”
Requirements for publishing of political advertising include, inter alia, indicating the full name or the name of the organization, its paid for. This information will appear directly in the is. In addition, more detailed information about the ad — for example, statistics will be maintained for seven years in a special archive Ad Library. Facebook says it is committed to transparency of data about advertisers and continues to “struggle against foreign influence on elections in different countries of the world.”
Recall, the American company Facebook has decided to increase spending on advertising worldwide, to restore the trust of users after a leak of personal data and mistakes in its privacy policy.