Seattle demands Facebook disclose campaign ad information
Seattle has launched the first attempt in the US to regulate political ads on the internet. According to Reuters , Seattle's election authority is accusing Facebook of violating a city law that requires entities to disclose the identities of people buying campaign ads. It wants the social network to reveal info on the accounts that purchased ads for last year's city elections, and it's threatening to slap Facebook with penalties if it doesn't comply. Facebook VP Will Castleberry said his company already provided the info Seattle's Ethics and Elections Commission asked for, stressing that the social network is a "strong supporter of transparency in political advertising." Commission chief Wayne Barnett opposed that claim, though, telling Reuters that the details Facebook provided don't "come close to meeting their public obligation." Apparently, the social network only turned in partial spending numbers, but it didn't provide copies o...