Washington sues Facebook & Google for ad opacity

Η πολιτεία της Washington ανακοίνωσε τη Δευτέρα ότι κατέθεσε από μια εναντίον του Facebook και της Google για παραβιάσεις του νόμου περί διαφάνειας σε κρατικές διαφημιστικές εκστρατείες, αφού και οι δύο εταιρείες δεν φαίνεται να διατήρησαν πληροφορίες για το ποιος αγόραζε διαφημίσεις κατά την περίοδο των εκλογών.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who published copies of the lawsuits (you can find them here and here ) on the web of, said he would seek sanctions and a ban on non-disclosure of election ad spending from 2013 onwards.

Facebook, on the other hand, announced that it is looking forward to a quick resolution of the lawsuit, after it recently made available the appropriate tools that allow control over who buys political ads from the social network. . Like Facebook, Google is committed to keeping an electronic record of those who use its services.

Facebook and Google are facing criticism from lawmakers, users and various activists for their role in selling political ads after Russians allegedly used fake profiles to run ads aimed at influencing American voters in the XNUMX presidential election. the 2016.Washington

Unlike most U.S. districts, both Washington and Seattle have laws since the 1970s that require advertising companies (such as radio stations, for example) to disclose who buys political ads.

Bob Ferguson said his office received a complaint from a citizen in April alleging that Facebook and Google had not provided the legally required information about their political ads.

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