--U.K. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has asked the Irish Data Protection Commission to look into several issues at Facebook Inc. (FB), Reuters reported Tuesday.

--Ms. Denham's report notes "ongoing concerns" about Facebook's targeting efforts and discusses issues including political ads and credit data.

--A Facebook spokeswoman told Reuters "we regularly engage with regulators regarding our advertising tools, which we believe fully comply with EU data protection laws," a spokeswoman said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-privacy-britain/facebook-referred-to-eu-watchdog-over-targeting-fake-ads-idUSKCN1NB16T

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

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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