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Change historychevron_rightGoogle Adschevron_rightMay 4, 2018

Verification required for US federal election ads, with a transparency report and ad library to follow

Date
May 4, 2018
Regions
United States
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Google announced that anyone buying US federal election ads would have to verify identity with government ID and prove US citizenship or lawful residence, that election ads would carry a paid-for-by disclosure, and that a political ads transparency report and searchable library would launch that summer.

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