AEC warns anonymous Facebook pages over pro-Liberal election ads targeting voters

Australian Electoral Commission to tell page authors that electoral ads must be authorised

Anonymous Facebook pages are paying to push unsourced pro-Liberal advertising into the feeds of Australian users, prompting warnings from the electoral watchdog on day two of the campaign.

Guardian Australia is tracking the use of Facebook advertising by all major parties over the next six weeks, aiming to shed light on a space that remains largely unscrutinised despite its importance to modern political campaigning.

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