Facebook starts verification for UK political ads

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A Facebook sign is seen during the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference (ChinaJoy) in Shanghai, China August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc has started enforcing its verification requirements for political advertisements in UK, the social network said on Thursday.

“Now political advertisers must confirm their identity and location, as well as say who paid for the ad, before they can be approved to run political ads on Facebook and/or Instagram,” Facebook said in a blog here

Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty

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