Facebook’s grip on political ads may defy stain of data leak


  • TECH
  • Monday, 26 Mar 2018

A computer screen displays logos associated with the social networking site Facebook, taken in Manchester, England on March 22, 2018. A public apology by Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg failed Thursday to quell outrage over the hijacking of personal data from millions of people, as critics demanded the social media giant go much further to protect privacy. / AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF

Political consultant Mark Jablonowski predicts that Facebook Inc. won’t lack for political ads during this year’s campaign season despite the rancour caused by Russian election meddling and a massive data leak. 

“For the time being, people are still on Facebook, and political advertisers want to advertise where their constituents are,” said Jablonowski, partner and chief technology officer at DSPolitical, a digital ad firm that serves Democrats. 

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