Facebook and Twitter to raise concerns over online political advertising overhaul

Facebook and Twitter are before the Housing Committee as part of pre-legislative scrutiny of the Electoral Reform Bill, a sweeping and long-awaited overhaul of Ireland's elections.
Ireland's proposed overhaul of online political advertising could hamper the work of non-Governmental organisations (NGOs) and is too broad, Facebook and Twitter will tell an Oireachtas committee tomorrow.
The social media giants are before the Housing Committee as part of pre-legislative scrutiny of the Electoral Reform Bill, a sweeping and long-awaited overhaul of Ireland's elections.