Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Says He Supports Minn. Senator's Bill

After identifying Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants users to know the site is taking steps to prevent similar nefarious activity from happening again. Zuckerberg announced last week that Facebook will voluntarily implement the transparency requirements in the "Honest Ads Act," a bill Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced in Congress in 2017.

"From now on, every advertiser who wants to run political or issue ads will need to be verified," Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook. "We're starting this in the US and expanding to the rest of the world in the coming months."

The 33-year-old CEO also said they will require people who manage large Facebook pages to be verified as well, making it "much harder" for them to spread misinformation or divisive content.

"Election interference is a problem that's bigger than any one platform, and that's why we support the Honest Ads Act," he added. "This will help raise the bar for all political advertising online."

Klobuchar called the move a "positive step" by Facebook, but said a "patchwork of voluntary measures from tech companies" isn't enough. "We need to pass the Honest Ads Act."

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