Facebook sold ads to fake accounts linked to Russian 'troll factory' during the US election

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    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-...-sold-ads-to-russia-in-2016--what-now/8880536
     
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    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
     
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    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/
     
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    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
     
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    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/
     
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