Poland identifies foreign-funded political Facebook ads ahead of presidential election

Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Facebook has banned a number of political adverts that were identified by a Polish state agency as likely to be a foreign-funded attempt to interfere in the campaign for this Sunday’s presidential election. The nature and source of the adverts in question have not been officially confirmed, but two Polish media outlets claim to have identified them. Meanwhile, senior figures from both the ruling coalition and the opposition have suggested the adverts could be part of a Russian disinformation campaign. ⚠️ Możliwa próba ingerencji w kampanię wyborczą! Ośrodek Analizy Dezinformacji NASK zidentyfikował reklamy polityczne na platformie Facebook, które mogą być finansowane z zagranicy. Materiały wyświetlane były na obszarze Polski. Zaangażowane w kampanię konta reklamowe w ciągu… pic.twitter.com/kGzXhLiY0v — NASK (@NASK_pl) May 14, 2025 On Wednesday afternoon, NASK, a Polish state research institute tasked with, among other things, monitoring cyberthreats, announced that its Disinformation Analysis Centre had identified political adverts
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