• About & Contact Us
  • SEO Community

Ulancer.com

    • Latest Stories

      What is new?

    • Meet the startups that pitched at EF’s 10th Demo Day in London

      September 27, 2018

    • Rally Rd., the app that lets you invest in classic cars, raises $7M Series A

      September 27, 2018

  • News
  • How to’s
  • Writing
  • Startups
  • Jobs
  • More
    • CMS Tools
    • APPS
    • Web Resources
      • Advertising
      • Firefox
      • Scripts
      • Tools

Seattle says Facebook broke one of its campaign advertising laws

  • by Ulancer Contributor
  • In News
  • — 6 Feb, 2018


Seattle’s election commission says Facebook broke a city law that requires it to disclose who paid for campaign ads. Reuters reports that the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission’s executive director, Wayne Barnett, said Facebook must reveal advertising spending information for last year’s city elections or potentially face fines of up to $5,000 per ad purchase.

Facebook, Twitter and Google have been under scrutiny since being called to testify as part of a Senate investigation into how social media might have been used by Russians to interfere with the presidential election. Last fall, Facebook promised more transparency into political ads on its platform, including tools that allow users to see who paid for them, after admitting that more than 3,000 ads related to the 2016 U.S. presidential election were bought by buyers linked to Russia.

Facebook vice president Will Castleberry told Reuters that the company “is a strong supporter of transparency in political advertising. In response to a request from the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission we were able to provide relevant information.” Barnett insists, however, that Facebook hasn’t “come close to meeting their public obligation” despite meeting with city officials and giving them partial spending data.

Even though Facebook has vowed to give more details about campaign ad spending, Seattle may be the first municipality that forces it to do so. At the heart of the issue is the fact that most local and federal laws governing how radio, television and cable companies approach political ads—for example, by requiring them to ensure airtime is allocated equally to candidates and requiring political committees to disclose ad spending—were written before the rise of social media. As a result, there is ample confusion over how laws apply to online platforms like Facebook.

TechCrunch has contacted the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission and Facebook for comment.

Featured Image: Zuraimi/Getty Images


News source

You might also like...

  • Facebook Watch is adding clips from the CBS late-night lineup 5 Jan, 2018
  • Nuraphones’ custom profiles bring out new detail in familiar songs 19 Nov, 2017
  • Graphene running shoes will hit the market next year 9 Dec, 2017
  • Google temporarily bans addiction center ads globally following exposure of seedy referral deals 13 Jan, 2018
  • Previous story Where do we go now?
  • Next story The unbeatable advantage of Apple and Amazon
  • RSS
    Receive Freebies & Latest Posts Directly To Your Email - it's Free!

    • Recent Posts
    • Most Popular
    • Comments
    • 7hrCggmJ-AMMeet the startups that pitched at EF’s 10th Demo Day in LondonSeptember 27, 2018
    • oNo38LV2tQIRally Rd., the app that lets you invest in classic cars, raises $7M Series ASeptember 27, 2018
    • Nearby.gifBerkanan is a Bluetooth-powered group messaging appSeptember 27, 2018
    • 2122.pngVinay Gupta to talk about Mattereum at Disrupt BerlinSeptember 27, 2018
    • slider_wp_03Best collection of WordPress Slider PluginsJuly 5, 2010
    • Joomla template builderTop 8 Free Joomla Template GeneratorsJuly 19, 2011
    • 40+ Best WordPress Plugins for Comments40+ Best WordPress Plugins for CommentsJune 18, 2011
    • wptheme2A Collection of Free WordPress ThemesJuly 11, 2010
    • Rithika Kumar on:5 Key Reasons to Choose WordPress for your Business Website
    • Ruslan Winter on:TransferWise’s next partnership could be with U.K. challenger bank Monzo
    • Sammy May on:Curve, the fintech that connects all your cards to a single card and app, gets full consumer launch
    • Sammy May on:Curve, the fintech that connects all your cards to a single card and app, gets full consumer launch
  • Staff Picks

    • slider_wp_03Best collection of WordPress Slider PluginsJuly 5, 2010
    • Joomla template builderTop 8 Free Joomla Template GeneratorsJuly 19, 2011
    • 40+ Best WordPress Plugins for Comments40+ Best WordPress Plugins for CommentsJune 18, 2011
  • Recent Posts

    • Meet the startups that pitched at EF’s 10th Demo Day in London
    • Rally Rd., the app that lets you invest in classic cars, raises $7M Series A
  • Search Our Blog

  • Ulancer is an insightful freelance blog and resource site. We provide intuitive articles that cover Photoshop tutorials, time-saving management tips covering a broad range of topics. We also have an active freelance community forum, there you can meet other freelancers that share your common interest, socialize and chat about freelance trending news as the occurred.

© Copyright 2013 Ulancer.