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<br /><ul><li><keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword> is rolling out its Ad Archive globally starting with Ukraine, Argentina, Singapore and Canada.<br /></li><li>The social network's 'transparency tool' is already present in 50 countries around the world but it still vulnerable to manipulation. <br /></li><li>In the past, the labeling of political ads and verification of sponsorship has been found to be lacking.<br /></li></ul>Facebook, the Mark Zuckerberg-owned social networking giant, is going global with its transparency tools. The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/facebook-will-now-show-who-exactly-is-paying-to-swing-peoples-votes-through-online-political-advertising/articleshow/66230157.cms">Facebook Ad Library</a>, which was already in place for around 50 countries — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/lok-sabha-election2019-facebook-political-ad-spend-led-by-the-bjp/articleshow/69238537.cms">including</a> India — will now be in place for every country where Facebook has presence according to a new post on the <a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/06/offering-greater-transparency/">Facebook blog</a>.<br /><br />"We believe that transparency leads to increased accountability and responsibility over time – not just for Facebook but advertisers as well," Sarah Schiff, the Product Manager at Facebook, wrote in the company's blog post.<br /><br />This means that not only will users be privy to the who is behind the ads on Facebook but advertisers will also have get authorised and add disclaimers to political ads.<br /><br /><strong>Loopholes remain<br /></strong><br />The method isn't quite as full proof as Facebook would like to have you believe. In an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/facebook-approved-fake-political-ads-paid-for-by-cambridge-analytica/articleshow/66447635.cms">experiment that Business Insider ran last year</a>, Facebook approved ads that were 'paid for' by Cambridge Analytica even though the company is now defunct and was banned from Facebook at the time.<br /><br />Even <a href="https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/wj9mny/facebooks-political-ad-tool-let-us-buy-ads-paid-for-by-mike-pence-and-isis">Vice</a> has reported that the social networking platform's political advertising tool can be manipulated, where the publication was able to successfully run an ad sponsored by the Islamic State.<br /><br />During the European election, a Dutch digital rights organisation <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-06/facebook-didn-t-uphold-political-ads-policy-rights-group-says">claimed</a> that it could easily buy and target political posts at voters in other countries, in spite of the social media giant's stated policies geared at preventing foreign interference in the elections.<br /><br />Even as recently as during the Indian Lok Sabha Election 2019, it was found that the massive amount of ad labels were actually being put in place by actual humans using the company's 'five dimensions.' Experts told <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/users-privacy-at-risk-facebook-labels-posts-manually-in-india-119050600092_1.html">Business Standard</a> that this process, though necessary, may be putting user privacy at risk.<br /><strong><br />And, the rules don't change</strong><br /><br />"The authorization process will not change in countries where we've previously launched, and people who previously authorized will not need to reauthorize," Shiff wrote on Facebook's blog.<br /><br />Despite the many loopholes of the system, Facebook has no plans of upgrading the authorisation process just yet. Starting today, the Facebook Ad Library is going to be initiating its roll out in the Ukraine, Singapore, Canada and Argentina.<br /><br /><strong>See also:<br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/facebook-cognizant-exposed-by-a-verge-whistleblowers-report/articleshow/69877536.cms">Facebook and Cognizant get smeared by whistleblowers who exposed an office of horrors with stories of death, theft and dirt</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/facebook-pay-for-user-data-on-study-from-facebook-the-research-app/articleshow/69756443.cms">Facebook will now pay you if you give access to your phone's data</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/facebook-and-google-could-be-forced-to-tell-you-how-much-your-data-is-worth-under-new-us-legislation/articleshow/69925821.cms">Facebook and Google could be forced to tell you how much your data is worth under new US legislation</a><br />

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<p></p><p>Reddit users are accusing Unilever male deodorant brand AXE of "stealing" their content in a recently-launched <keyword id="35666" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="advertising">advertising</keyword> campaign, without giving them credit.</p><p>Last month, AXE launched a new online video series called "Shower Thoughts," produced by its agencies <a href="http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/axe-gets-deep-ok-not-really-campaign-about-genius-shower-thoughts-170418">Defy Media and Mindshare Entertainmen</a>t. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve4GZk9Sw6w&amp;feature=youtu.be">The first ad in the series</a> sees a man pondering to himself in the shower: "When you're criticized for being short, they're really just saying the worst thing about you is that there isn't more of you."</p><p>The ad then cuts to a scene of 5' 3'' basketball legend Muggsy Bogues completely outplaying two taller men who challenge him to a two-on-one game on the basketball court.</p><p>Reddit user "Sleepy_time_wit_taco" posted the ad to the /r/PolitcalVideo subreddit, with the title: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/4dqk3q/axe_is_jacking_our_shower_thoughts_and_not_giving/">"'AXE' is jacking our shower thoughts and not giving credit. Literally word for word."</a></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/3ixtjo/when_youre_criticised_for_being_short_theyre/">Reddit</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/3ixtjo/when_youre_criticised_for_being_short_theyre/">In August last year, "JaSfields" had posted in the /r/Showerthoughts subreddit</a>: "When you're criticised for being short, they're really just saying the worst thing about you is that there isn't more of you."</p><p>JaSfields is certain AXE copied his idea. The Reddit user <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/4dqk3q/axe_is_jacking_our_shower_thoughts_and_not_giving/d1tlhwo">wrote</a>:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;">I did a quick google search of the exact wording I used excluding all results after my post and it returned nothing to do with what I posted. Given the number of words which exist in the english language and the number strung together in that post I'd be highly surprised if they were ever put together in that combination ever before in the history of mankind. Then again, I could be wrong, I don't know. But yeah as far as I can see the "exact wording" is my idea.</p><p>Of course it's difficult for any Reddit user to say they they really "own" their Shower Thought idea - indeed some people replying to the /r/PoliticalVideo subreddit were certain they'd seen the "short" meme before. And as with all social media, Reddit is often a place where jokes and ideas are endlessly recycled. Nevertheless, JaSfields still wants credit from AXE.</p><p>The video in question has now been viewed more than 800,000 times on YouTube and has received more than 18,000 downvotes, likely from angry Redditors, judging by the comments.</p><p>AXE-owner Unilever, Defy Media, and Mindshare Entertainment could not immediately be reached for comment. </p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/dea-agent-when-asked-to-try-drugs-mike-vigil-deal-2016-3">EX-UNDERCOVER DEA AGENT: What I did when drug dealers asked me to try the product</a></h3>        <div>            <div>        <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="w1MGxlMjE6hH45aq4Ag4Q590qZgMWztE" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>        </div>        </div>            </div>

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<p> </p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.</p></div><p></p></div></div>Executives from Facebook, Google, and Twitter will appear in the US Congress in the coming weeks as lawmakers probe Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 US election, committee sources said on Wednesday.</p><p>A Senate aide said executives from the three firms had been asked by the Senate Intelligence Committee to testify at a public hearing on Nov. 1.</p><p>News of the hearings comes among growing concern over the influence of Russian-operated fake accounts on social networks. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/technology/twitter-russia-election.html?_r=0">The New York Times reported</a> Wednesday that Twitter bots linked to Russia have been spreading politcally charged messages as recently as last weekend, promoting hashtags and trending topics like #standforouranthem and #takeaknee. Russia-linked bots also spread similar polarizing topics during the 2016 election, the report says.</p><p>Twitter representatives are expected to appear at a hearing with the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter told Business Insider.</p><p>"Twitter engages with governments around the world on public policy issues of importance and of interest to policymakers," a Twitter spokesperson told Business Insider. "We are cooperating with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in its inquiry into the 2016 election and will meet with committee staff next week. Twitter deeply respects the integrity of the election process, a cornerstone of all democracies, and will continue to strengthen our platform against bots and other forms of manipulation that violate our Terms of Service."</p><p>The leaders of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said the panel would hold an open hearing with technology companies as part of its investigation.</p><p>"In the coming month, we will hold an open hearing with representatives from tech companies in order to better understand how Russia used online tools and platforms to sow discord in and influence our election," the committee's top Democrat, Representative Adam Schiff, and Representative Mike Conaway, the Republican leading the investigation, said in a statement.</p><p>They did not immediately identify any companies. But a committee source said the House panel hoped to hear from the same firms.</p><p> </p><p>Facebook said last week that it was <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-says-facebook-will-release-the-russia-ads-to-investigators-2017-9">turning over ads from fake accounts linked to Russia to US investigators</a>. Facebook said earlier this month it <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-says-fake-accounts-linked-to-russia-bought-ads-during-us-election-2017-9">discovered about $100,000 worth of ads</a> from fake accounts linked to Russia that ran during the 2016 US presidential election.</p><p>Some US lawmakers, increasingly alarmed about evidence that hackers used the internet to spread fake news and otherwise influence the 2016 election, have been pushing for more information about the influence of social networks in particular.</p><p>The Senate and House intelligence committees are two of the main congressional panels probing allegations that Russia sought to interfere in the U.S. election to boost Republican President Donald Trump's chances at winning the White House, and possible collusion between Trump associates and Russia.</p><p>Moscow denies any such activity, and Trump dismissed any talk of such collusion.</p><p>(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle and Dustin Volz; Editing by Peter Cooney)</p><p class="tagline">Get the latest Google stock price<a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/GOOG-Quote"> here.</a></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/hidden-mac-macbook-keyboard-shortcuts-video-guide-2017-4">How to take a screenshot on a Mac - and 15 other useful keyboard shortcuts</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

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