Its kinda funny they talk about those ads carrying divisive social and political messages, they should have listened to the talk radio stations during that election campaign, they were just incessant, tirades of abuse and disinformation.
Political ads on social media must be transparent - Electoral Commission "Urgent" action is needed to make online political advertising more honest and transparent, the UK's election watchdog has said. June 26, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44605190
Twitter’s new transparency center shows you who pays for ads June 28, 2018 https://venturebeat.com/2018/06/28/twitters-new-transparency-center-shows-you-who-pays-for-ads/
Facebook is testing a Messenger feature that would identify suspicious accounts By letting users know the location of the phone number tied to the account and whether it was recently created July 10, 2018 https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/10/17555442/facebook-messenger-russia-accounts-bot-fake-news-scams
Transparency: Facebook to reveal who pays for political ads in the UK October 16, 2018 https://betanews.com/2018/10/16/facebook-political-ad-transparency/