interfaces with curated political advertisement datasets
At the lab, we design interfaces and visualise a selection of FACEBOOK Inc. datasets. Use them to understand the landscape of ads delivered in your countries of interest, or to familiarise yourself with the data parameters.
In the map below, we record disparities in political ads transparency across countries. These disparities mirror existing geopolitical power entanglements, as well as more recent considerations
for platforms, like strength of new markets, or threat of regulation, that shape such priorities. Visit the Stories section to find examples where we use the interfaces to answer specific questions.
transparency information is only available for a selection of countries
browse comprehensive datasets of FACEBOOK Inc. political advertisements in 98 countries where the company does not care to match its own standards of transparency
Åland Islands
Albania
American Samoa
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Eswatini
Faroe Islands
Georgia
Ghana
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
Iceland
Indonesia
Iraq
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Macau
Macedonia
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nigeria
Niue
North Mariana Islands
Pakistan
browse datasets of FACEBOOK Inc. political advertisements of major political actors in 39 countries, collected in the context of 2019 elections across the world
browse thematic datasets of FACEBOOK Inc. political advertisements collected through keywords
The lab collects political ads data about the COVID-19 pandemic. These ads include calls for mutual aid, public health information bulletins, conspiracy theories and more. The pandemic has accentuated the reliance placed by different actors on social media advertising channels.
COVID-19
The lab collects political ads data about the climate crises. These ads include greenwashing campaigns by big polluters, mobilisation for relief work by volunteers, strategic communications by industry lobby groups etc. Ads about the climate are unique because they include rare instances where Facebook considers commercial ads as political.
Climate crisis
browse to see how we answer the following questions with the data