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Related: About this forumSeattle finds Facebook in violation of city campaign finance law
Source: Reuters
#TECHNOLOGY NEWS FEBRUARY 5, 2018 / 3:31 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Seattle finds Facebook in violation of city campaign finance law
David Ingram
3 MIN READ
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Seattles election authority said on Monday that Facebook Inc is in violation of a city law that requires disclosure of who buys election ads, the first attempt of its kind to regulate U.S. political ads on the internet.
Facebook must disclose details about spending in last years Seattle city elections or face penalties, Wayne Barnett, executive director of the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, said in a statement.
The penalties could be up to $5,000 per advertising buy, Barnett said, adding that he would discuss next steps this week with Seattles city attorney.
A Facebook representative could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Seattle finds Facebook in violation of city campaign finance law
David Ingram
3 MIN READ
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Seattles election authority said on Monday that Facebook Inc is in violation of a city law that requires disclosure of who buys election ads, the first attempt of its kind to regulate U.S. political ads on the internet.
Facebook must disclose details about spending in last years Seattle city elections or face penalties, Wayne Barnett, executive director of the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, said in a statement.
The penalties could be up to $5,000 per advertising buy, Barnett said, adding that he would discuss next steps this week with Seattles city attorney.
A Facebook representative could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-politics/seattle-finds-facebook-in-violation-of-city-campaign-finance-law-idUSKBN1FP2MB
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Seattle finds Facebook in violation of city campaign finance law (Original Post)
Eugene
Feb 2018
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msongs
(67,394 posts)1. stupid waste of taxpayer money. so is seattle gonna block FB on every device in
city limits and unblock it when one leaves the city?
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)2. Or just fine the piss out of them.
Making it unprofitable to violate Seattle's campaign finance laws.
dweller
(23,625 posts)3. um, did you try Messenger?
"A Facebook representative could not immediately be reached for comment."