Facebook Didn't Uphold Political Ads Policy, Rights Group Says
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Facebook Inc. bought newspaper ads, shipped top executives to Europe, and briefed officials to show it was doing everything it could to prevent manipulation in May’s European elections.
But a Dutch digital rights organization has said it could easily buy and target political posts to voters in other countries, in spite of the social media giant’s stated policies geared at preventing foreign interference in the elections.