Facebook reinstates Victorian Labor’s ‘Matthew Guy’ page used for ad attacks after marking it as satire

Labor spent more than $116,000 boosting attack ads using page before Facebook took it down due to alleged breach of policies

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Facebook removed a Facebook page titled Matthew Guy- The Liberal Cuts Guy" operated by the Victorian Labor party because it allegedly breached the platform's integrity and identity policy, and has only reinstated the page once it was clearly marked as satire.

Labor spent more than $116,000 boosting attack ads using the page, criticising the Liberal leader's record in government and his election policies. It is now showering key electorates in anti-Greens ads via another dedicated Facebook page ahead of Saturday's Victorian election.

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