Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a statement that his office defeated Facebook’s “cynical attempt”.Violating Washington’s Campaign Finance Transparency Act. “I’m calling on Facebook on behalf of the people of Washington. “Make that decision and do one very simple thing – obey the law.”
The Washington Transparency Act, originally initiated by voters in 1972, requires advertisers such as Meta* to disclose the names and addresses of people purchasing political ads, the purpose of such ads, and the total number of views for each ad. Advertisers must provide this information to anyone who requests it.
But Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms, has repeatedly disputed these claims, stating that Washington law is “unusual” and “unnecessarily restricts political speech” and “nearly impossible to do.”
* the organization is recognized as an extremist, its activities are prohibited on the territory of Russia
Source: Ferra
