Confidential Political Ad Disclosure Litigation

Analysis Group was retained on behalf of a social network, the defendant in a litigation brought by a state alleging that the social network had violated the state’s political advertisement disclosure laws. The state claimed that the network chose to stop selling political ads in the state rather than maintain a publicly accessible database of its advertising information, as required by state law. The state further alleged that the network continued to sell political ads despite having banned them. Our team supported an affiliated expert who reviewed the network’s data records and data storing practices, as well as the algorithms and processes used to enforce its rule against the sale of political ads in the state.