With the May 25 referendum just over two weeks away, Facebook announced Tuesday that it would stop accepting related advertisements from groups based outside Ireland. The referendum will decide the fate of the eighth amendment to the Irish constitution, one of the most severe prohibitions on abortion in the Western world. Debate over the eighth amendment has bitterly divided the Irish public; opinion polls suggest a slight majority for repeal. Kanto’s director, Thomas Borwick, previously worked for Cambridge Analytica, the firm hired by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and recently accused of misusing the data of 50 million Facebook users. Kaplan told lawmakers Facebook would introduce in Ireland a new feature called “View Ads,” allowing Facebook users to see all communications any given advertiser is running on the platform.

Source: Washington Post May 08, 2018 14:03 UTC