Urgent action required to control murky funding, data misuse and misinformation says Electoral Commission

John Leonard
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Campaign materials should have a digital imprint, fines should be larger and social media firms need to do more, says hard-hitting report

The Electoral Commission has demanded that "urgent action" be taken by the UK government and by social media companies to improve transparency around the targeting of voters online. The Commissi...

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