Facebook bans political ads from other countries to fight EU election interference

Facebook announced a major change to combat foreign election interference ahead of the European Union (EU) elections in May.

At a press briefing on Friday, Facebook officials said that in order to protect "the integrity of elections," they would be cracking down on online advertising from being used for foreign interference. All political advertisers in the EU now need to gain authorisation in the country where ads are being delivered.

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In order to gain that authorisation, political groups in Europe will be required to submit documents for identity checks, explained Richard Allan, Facebook's vice president of global policy solutions. "We ask them to submit documents and we use technical checks to confirm their identity and location," said Allan.  Read more...

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