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Facebook bans electoral ads before Thai election

Facebook said on January 31 that it will block foreign electoral ads in Thailand in the run-up to the country’s election scheduled on March 24.

The social media site said it will help protect the election in Thailand by banning all electoral ads run by advertisers based outside the country.

New regulations are expected to take effect in mid-February and will apply to foreign ads that contain references to politicians, parties, getting out the vote, and/or election suppression.

Ads with political slogans and party logos will also be blocked.

The ban will be applied not only in Thailand but also many other countries, according to Katie Harbath, Facebook’s director of global politics and government outreach.

Thailand has about 52 million monthly Facebook users.
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Aquatic sector advised to navigate challenges, secure exports to EU, US markets

Aquatic sector advised to navigate challenges, secure exports to EU, US markets

In the EU, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains a major obstacle to Vietnam's efforts to have the European Commission (EC)'s “yellow card" lifted. The bloc’s dense and constantly changing regulatory framework also affects farming zones, production processes and quality standards.

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