Facebook has appointed former officials from both Conservative and Labour campaigns as part of efforts to improve its reputation as a political tool . You can feed that back and know who and where they are, down to the postcode. The company confirmed on 8 May that its new staff included staff “ whose role it is to help politicians and governments make good use of Facebook ” . The company is expected to raise over £ 1 m ( $ 1.3 m ) in total from both major parties during the UK ’s current general election campaign . Some commentators have expressed increasing concern at politicians ’ use of Facebook to “ micro - polls ” voters .
Facebook has appointed former officials from both Conservative and Labour campaigns as part of efforts to improve its reputation as a political tool . The company confirmed on 8 May that its new staff included staff “ whose role it is to help politicians and governments make good use of Facebook ” . The company is expected to raise over £ 1 m ( $ 1.3 m ) in total from both major parties during the UK ’s current general election campaign . Some commentators have expressed increasing concern at politicians ’ use of Facebook to “ micro - polls ” voters .