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> In Canada political ads are regulated so that they must always clearly disclose who they were paid for and by what party. This is already the case in the US.
by lern_too_spel 7y ago
> In Canada political ads are regulated so that they must always clearly disclose who they were paid for and by what party.
This is already the case in the US.
- didibus 7y agoOkay, I didn't know that. So political ads on say facebook show a disclaimer on them about who paid for it and by which party it was endorsed or not?
- lern_too_spel 7y agoYes. https://www.facebook.com/business/help/198009284345835?id=288762101909005 https://www.facebook.com/business/help/198009284345835?id=28... Same with social media accounts run by paid staffers (unless the staffers are paid by foreign entities, which was a big scandal in the last presidential election).
- didibus 7y agoI didn't know that, thanks for the info. I guess this is the article that has me confused: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-google-to-ban-political-ads-ahead-of-federal-election-citing-new/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-google-to-b...