Both parties back Facebook's request for waiver on campaign ads

Both the Republican and Democratic campaign committees have backed Facebook's request for a waiver from a requirement that the site's campaign ads contain a disclaimer stating who paid for them.

In a letter to the Federal Election Commission sent in April, Facebook argued that displaying the disclaimers would be impractical due to the small size of ads on the site. The Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Senatorial Committee all wrote the FEC in support of the firm's request.