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Facebook rolls out measures aimed at thwarting foreign electoral interference in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Social media giant Facebook on Thursday (Sep 26) introduced a slew of measures aimed at bringing greater transparency to socio-political advertising on its platforms here in Singapore.
These initiatives come less than a month after the Elections Department announced that a committee had been convened to review the current electoral boundaries, marking the first formal step towards a General Election here.
One such measure is that any person or organisation who wishes to run ads on either Facebook or Instagram relating to social issues, elections or politics in Singapore will need to confirm their identity – using documents such as a passport or identity card – as well as their location, to prove they are based in the country.
They must also disclose who is responsible for the advertisement, and provide their name, their organisation or a Facebook page they run in the “Paid for By” disclaimer of such advertisements.
Contact information such as a phone number, email address or website must also be provided in the disclaimer.
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...-election-interference-ads-singapore-11944004
SINGAPORE: Social media giant Facebook on Thursday (Sep 26) introduced a slew of measures aimed at bringing greater transparency to socio-political advertising on its platforms here in Singapore.
These initiatives come less than a month after the Elections Department announced that a committee had been convened to review the current electoral boundaries, marking the first formal step towards a General Election here.
One such measure is that any person or organisation who wishes to run ads on either Facebook or Instagram relating to social issues, elections or politics in Singapore will need to confirm their identity – using documents such as a passport or identity card – as well as their location, to prove they are based in the country.
They must also disclose who is responsible for the advertisement, and provide their name, their organisation or a Facebook page they run in the “Paid for By” disclaimer of such advertisements.
Contact information such as a phone number, email address or website must also be provided in the disclaimer.
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...-election-interference-ads-singapore-11944004