Senator slams Facebook for closing political ad research accounts
By DW
08 August 2021 |
1:53 pm
Senator Mark Warner is pushing on Congress to "bring greater transparency to the shadowy world of online advertising." Facebook said it was protecting privacy by closing accounts that study political ads.
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