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    Facebook won’t release data on political ads to researchers

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    Mallory Locklear
    Mallory Locklear
    06.26.2017

    While many political scientists are itching to get their hands on data documenting how political ads on Facebook performed, the company says it won't be releasing that information. Facebook says it doesn't differentiate between political and commercial ads with this policy and that's not likely to change any time soon.