It follows controversy over how Facebook handled attempts by Russia to use political advertising as a means to sway public opinion.
Facebook implemented restrictions on its political advertising rules in the European Union Friday, in an effort to prevent abuse and interference in the run up to EU Parliament elections in May.
Ads will also be labeled with disclosures identifying who paid for them and their contact details too, provided they're a business and not an individual. Ads that haven't been registered by mid-April will be blocked. "These changes will not prevent abuse entirely," Richard Allan, Facebook's vice president of global policy solutions, said."We're up against smart, creative and well-funded adversaries who change their tactics as we spot abuse."
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