Facebook clamps down on page managers and political advertising with Twitter to follow

April 9, 2018 10:38

As Facebook deals with the fallout of various privacy and political scandals, the social media service has announced changes to its page management and political advertising guidelines for both the main social media service and Instagram.

In the policy announced over the weekend, managers of groups with a “large number of followers” will be subject to more detailed scrutiny including their identity and location to make it harder for people to administer a page using a fake account.

Facebook has made a series of announcements following the Cambridge Analytica scandal

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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Emmanuel Akankwasa 16 Jul 18

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