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Anne Warren @annewarren.bsky.social · 21d

Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Nov 12

For our new BlueSky followers this video explains our campaign for the regulation of fact-based claims in electoral advertising.

You can find out more about our campaign at reformpoliticaladvertising.org.

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks Anne and for your support.

Anne Warren @annewarren.bsky.social · 20d

You are becoming more essential daily. Thank you for keeping up this important work.

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks for the forward Anne

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 21d

This BBC undercover investigation into how a Russian disinformation operation to influence elections in Moldova was set up is worth a watch.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Global Eye - 22/09/2025

A BBC Eye undercover reporter exposes a fake news operation in Moldova in Eastern Europe as the country prepares to go to the polls.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 24d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt European election - BBC investigation

An undercover reporter discovers a network is offering to pay for social media posts undermining Moldova’s ruling party.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 24d

@pimlicat.bsky.social apologies BlueSky is asking for age verification to dm you with face recognition! I couldn't track down your email if you could you email me @ alex(dot)tait(at)reformpoliticaladvertising.org I'd be grateful and I can send on to you from there if that is ok?

Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 25d

@michelap.bsky.social hello Michela, we'd like to send you an invite to an upcoming event. If you follow us we'll forward on the invite. Alex

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 25d

@pimlicat.bsky.social we'd like to invite you an event. If you follow us I'll dm you details.

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Sep 2

Congratulations to @zackpolanski.bsky.social on becoming the new leader of @greenparty.org.uk.

Thanks for the Green Party’s ongoing support for electoral advertising regulation also.

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diaminedave.bsky.social @diaminedave.bsky.social · Aug 10

Transparency is a powerful way to undermine political grooming

Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Aug 10

🧵A win for political and transparency in Europe – and Reform Political Advertising.

When we launched Reform Political Advertising, we proposed the idea of an independent, public repository for political ads.

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Aug 10

- This comes on the heels of another win for our campaign around updating the rules for ad imprints (the labelling that seeks to make transparent who is behind an ad) that we’ve been advocating over the last few years.
reformpoliticaladvertising.org/hope-for-ele...

A campaign win for imprints. Now let's fix electoral advertising content. - Reform Political Advertising

This week’s government announcement on “Restoring Trust in Our Democracy” includes some welcome proposals. Most notably for us, a strengthening of the imprint regime that will require clearer labellin...

reformpoliticaladvertising.org

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Aug 10

The momentum to increase the transparency around election advertising is also starting to show some promise in the UK:

- Wales is developing theWelsh Elections Information Platform, a promising transparency tool we’ll be engaging with as it evolves

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Aug 10

It’s a significant step forward in solving the problem of “dark advertising” – a tactic that came into the spotlight during the Brexit referendum and continues to challenge transparency in online campaigning.

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Aug 10

rom March 2026, the EU will launch a centralised repository for political ads, with metadata, targeting info, API access, and authentication protocols. eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten... (see para 64).

eur-lex.europa.eu

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Aug 10

We made this case to the UK's Disinformation & “Fake News” Committee and we were pleased when our recommendation was included verbatim in their final report.

Due to recent EU regulation we are a bit belatedly posting that we are seeing that vision come to life across Europe.

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Aug 10

🧵A win for political and transparency in Europe – and Reform Political Advertising.

When we launched Reform Political Advertising, we proposed the idea of an independent, public repository for political ads.

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Aug 6

Politician heal thyself.

Some irony in the Lib Dems calling for increased ad regulation when political ads have none and frequently lie. And some of the worst offenders? You guessed it.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Lib Dems call for urgent regulation of YouTube ads after wave of scams

Party wants video platform to face same scrutiny as broadcasters due to deepfake and investment scams

www.theguardian.com

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Aug 6

. @libdems.org.uk call for urgent stricter regulation of YouTube ads.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

How about supporting regulating fact based claims in election ads as recommended by the House of Lords. @maxwilkinson.bsky.social you can find out more here. reformpoliticaladvertising.org

Lib Dems call for urgent regulation of YouTube ads after wave of scams

Party wants video platform to face same scrutiny as broadcasters due to deepfake and investment scams

www.theguardian.com

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thanks for sharing David.

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Jul 27

Hello @josiah.writes.news none of this also stops - to use the best known example - the Brexit battlebus £350m claim

Tackling disinfo can’t just be who the message is from but what is being said.

We’d welcome your thoughts on this blog.

reformpoliticaladvertising.org/hope-for-ele...

A campaign win for imprints. Now let's fix electoral advertising content. - Reform Political Advertising

This week’s government announcement on “Restoring Trust in Our Democracy” includes some welcome proposals. Most notably for us, a strengthening of the imprint regime that will require clearer labellin...

reformpoliticaladvertising.org

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Jul 27

None of this also stops - to use the best known example - the Brexit battlebus £350m claim

Tackling disinfo can’t just be who the message is from but what is being said.

We’d welcome your thoughts on this blog.

reformpoliticaladvertising.org/hope-for-ele...

A campaign win for imprints. Now let's fix electoral advertising content. - Reform Political Advertising

This week’s government announcement on “Restoring Trust in Our Democracy” includes some welcome proposals. Most notably for us, a strengthening of the imprint regime that will require clearer labellin...

reformpoliticaladvertising.org

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Jul 27

. @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@katharineviner.bsky.social although there is some hope
👉 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/hope-for-ele...

The Guardian view on standards in politics: a golden reform opportunity squandered | Editorial

Editorial: Labour’s changes are too feeble and too late. These new bodies should have been launched long ago

www.theguardian.com

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Jul 24

You can read the full newsletter here www.politico.eu/newsletter/p...

Can’t keep the Good Chaps down

POLITICO’s weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the U.K. By JOHN JOHNSTON Tips, gossip, state secrets and coffee requests @johnjohnstonmi or [email protected]…

www.politico.eu

Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Jul 24

We’ve prominent coverage in John Johnston’s excellent Politico Influence newsletter this week.

We are pointing out how it is essential that the government’s efforts to counter disinformation include misleading factual claims in election ads (if that isn’t self evident enough).

@politico.eu

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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thanks to John Johnston for our mention in the excellent Influence newsletter this week on why the government’s updating of election rules is a good step forward … but we’ve an “oven ready” suggestion for their proposed campaign code.

@rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social
@politico.eu

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Jul 24

In this week's London Influence:

📕 The government’s big ethics shake up
🗳️ The sizable changes to election rules
🤖 The Westminster lobbying blitz launched by an AI-powered US weapons firm

Dig in 👇
www.politico.eu/newsletter/p...

Can’t keep the Good Chaps down

POLITICO’s weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the U.K. By JOHN JOHNSTON Tips, gossip, state secrets and coffee requests @johnjohnstonmi or [email protected]…

www.politico.eu

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