By Josh Beckerman 
 

Facebook Inc.'s (FB) efforts to improve the transparency of political advertisements are expanding to more countries.

An authorization process involving confirmation of the buyer's identity and "paid for by" disclaimers are available in more than 50 countries.

A shorter list where "proactive enforcement" is planned focuses on "countries where elections or regulations are approaching," starting with Ukraine, Singapore, Canada and Argentina.

 

Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

June 25, 2019 13:37 ET (17:37 GMT)

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