Despite the measures Facebook has conceded that it will not be able to entirely prevent abuse.
Image: SIPA USA/PA Images Image: SIPA USA/PA Images FACEBOOK HAS ANNOUNCED changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the social media site ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections.
The tools were already implemented in countries that held elections in the past year, including the mid-term polls in the United States, and votes in Brazil and India. In the weeks before polling day Facebook banned all referendum related ads from advertisers based outside of Ireland. Google went further and prohibited all advertisements pertaining to the vote.Despite the measures Facebook concedes that it will not be able to entirely prevent abuse.
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