Facebook Tightens Rules on Political Advertisement Ahead of 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

Date: 29-08-2019 1:36 pm (5 years ago) | Author: Adegbenga Ayinla
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Facebook is tightening its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, an acknowledgement of previous misuse. But it’s not clear if it will be enough to stop bad actors from abusing its system.
The changes include a tightened verification process that will require anyone wanting to run ads pertaining to elections, politics or big social issues like guns and immigration to confirm their identity and prove they are in the U.S. Beginning in mid-September, such advertisers confirm their group’s identity using their organization’s tax identification number or other government ID.
The verified group name will be listed on the “paid for by” disclaimers that disclose the backers of ads. Facebook says it will verify this information against government records and will note in the disclaimer for confirmed ads that they’re placed by a “confirmed organization.”
That process won’t apply to everyone, as Facebook says it would bar some smaller but legitimate groups from advertising. But a loophole that will allow small grassroots groups and local politicians to run political ads could also continue to allow bad actors to take advantage of the process.

Posted: at 29-08-2019 01:36 PM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- GeezerviserBom at 2-06-2021 03:37 PM (3 years ago)
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I totally agree with the decision, because no ads should influence people's choices. In general I hate when politics, religion, and other too personal stuff are being discussed on the internet with a lot of ads and hate. I use forums and social media only for useful info, funny memes, and work. I have an online business so I strongly need to get involved in everything on social media. It's good that I have discovered https://onlypult.com/blog/delete-facebook-business-page which has many useful articles about marketing.
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