Rejected petition Ban targetted advertising through social media in all elections and referendums.

During the 2016 Brexit referendum individuals were profiled and then targetted with messaging which the rest of us did not see and so could not challenge. Much of this messaging was untrue but influenced how people voted and thereby corrupted democracy.
This must not be allowed to happen again.

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Please see "Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Final Report" published by the DCMS Commons Select Committee for more information.

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Date submitted 18 October 2019
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