--Facebook Inc. (FB) said it would bring stricter rules and tools to curb interference in elections to several countries across the globe facing major votes in 2019, Reuters reported Tuesday.

--India, Nigeria, Ukraine and the European Union were some of the regions mentioned by Facebook, the report said.

--In certain countries, electoral ads would only be accepted from advertisers located in that country, the report said, adding that the social media company was taking other measures as well.

Full story: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-election-exclusive/exclusive-facebook-brings-stricter-ads-rules-to-countries-with-big-2019-votes-idUSKCN1PA0BT

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 16, 2019 11:57 ET (16:57 GMT)

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