"Adopted in 1973, the Fair Campaign Practices Act requires campaign advertisers, including social media companies like Facebook, to make information about political ads that run on their platforms available for public inspection in a timely manner upon request. The law requires digital advertisers to include information relating to the cost of the ad, the sponsor of the ad, as well as targeting and reach information."
""Advertisers, including TV stations and newspapers, have long complied, and this law serves the vital purpose of ensuring that Washingtonians know about efforts to influence their vote," Deputy Solicitor General Cristina Sepe said Tuesday. "This purpose is even more urgent today, given the targeted and ephemeral nature of digital media. Yet Meta has intentionally, and repeatedly, violated our law.""
Washington appellate judges upheld a $35 million court-imposed penalty against Meta for failing to comply with Washington's campaign finance disclosure laws for digital advertising. Meta asked the Washington Supreme Court to overturn the fine, arguing the law is overreaching, burdensome and violates the First Amendment and that the penalty is extraordinarily excessive under the Eighth Amendment. State attorneys said Meta already collects the required information and is choosing not to comply and that disclosure is necessary to inform voters. The 1973 Fair Campaign Practices Act requires advertisers to provide cost, sponsor, targeting and reach information, and some platforms say the law prompted bans on political ads in the state.
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