INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Facebook to verify identities for political ads during elections in pakistan, other countriesNEW YORK: Ahead of
general elections in Pakistan and other countries, CEO Facebook Mark Zuckerberg on Friday made an important announcement, saying
transparency would be ensured in requiring the political ads on its social media platform to clearly state who is paying for the message and
the identity of the payer would also be verified.The announcement is being considered as an important development in the face of general
its platform in the 2016 elections in some countries.Mark Zuckerberg added that the new policy would require any messages for candidates or
expanding to the rest of the world in the coming months," Zuckerberg said on his Facebook page."With important elections coming up in the
US, Mexico, Brazil, India, Pakistan and more countries in the next year, one of my top priorities for 2018 is making sure we support
positive discourse and prevent interference in these elections," Zuckerberg revealed in an official post on Facebook
