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Sponsored political advertising on Facebook

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2019 8:29 pm
by jimbob
Anyone know how the electoral spending rules are being affected by facebook ads such as the one here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50296664

Which has now cropped up with the person's name beside it.

I'm seeing several supposedly independent ones and all supporting Johnson.

Given the effect of a facebook bubble, I guess it's going to be more in other places.

Re: Sponsored political advertising on Facebook

Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:53 am
by bjn
I’ve seen about three different sets of pro Tory ads appear. One was supposedly paid for by an ex Tory MP. The other two were from weirdly named organisations I’d never heard of. I reported all of them to FB.

Re: Sponsored political advertising on Facebook

Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:54 am
by bjn
And I’ve seen nothing from Labour or the LibDems that wasn’t a share by someone I know.