Electoral Reform Act 2022
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Obligations on online platforms regarding online political advertisements | ||
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122. (1) An online platform shall apply the measures required to verify the identity of the buyer of an online political advertisement and the information and documentation provided by such a buyer in accordance with section 123 . | ||
(2) If for any reason the online platform considers that the information and documents provided to the online platform under section 123 are insufficient to verify the identity of the buyer of the online political advertisement, the online platform shall request and obtain such other information and documents from the buyer as are necessary and appropriate in order to verify the identity of the buyer. | ||
(3) An online platform shall not place, display, promote or disseminate an online political advertisement on its platform where a buyer of an online political advertisement fails to provide all the information and documentation required to be provided by the buyer under subsection (1) and, where applicable subsection (2), for so long as the failure continues. | ||
(4) An online platform shall, in accordance with section 136 , keep records of the measures applied and information, documents and records obtained by it to verify the identity and address of a buyer of an online political advertisement. | ||
(5) An online platform which fails to comply with this section (other than subsection (2)) shall be guilty of an offence. |