In the US, Britain and Brazil political advertisers must confirm their identity and location before they can run Facebook ads, which are also housed in a public, searchable library for up to seven years. "By shining a light on political ads, news organizations, regulators, watchdog groups and people anywhere in the world can hold advertisers and us more accountable," it said. For upcoming elections in Nigeria and Ukraine no foreign electoral ads will be accepted, Facebook said. In the EU, it is to roll out "transparency tools" in the run up to European Parliament elections in May. By the end of June, Facebook said it would provide a set of these tools to advertisers around the world.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 16, 2019 13:41 UTC