New York has become the first state in the nation to implement comprehensive regulations for political advertisements on social media. The New York State Democracy Protection Act holds New York to the same standards for transparency in political advertising seen in traditional media and at the national level. The federal […]
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Facebook, New York and politics
It has not been a good year for Facebook. The social media giant has come under heavy fire from privacy advocates, lawmakers, politicians and users from around the globe for myriad concerns. Questions have been raised regarding data security, the privacy of more than one billion users and how the […]
New bill would prohibit anonymous political ads on social media
Following the lead of Facebook, the federal government and other states, Senate Democrats introduced a bill that would require sponsors of social media-based political ads in New York state to identify themselves. Last month, Facebook disclosed to federal investigators that it sold $100,000 worth of advertising to a buyer connected […]