> if the Russian Embassy bought political ads on Facebook, I think that would be fine Definitely not if they were political ads for a US election. It is illega

> if the Russian Embassy bought political ads on Facebook, I think that would be fine Definitely not if they were political ads for a US election. It is illegal for foreign nationals without permanent resident status to participate in election campaign activities in that manner[1]. [1] https://www.fec.gov/updates/foreign-nationals/ https://www.fec.gov/updates/foreign-nationals/