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A seven-year public retention period means political ads remain publicly accessible and attributable long after a campaign ends, creating an extended transparency and accountability record.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is a fragment beginning with 'have their ads entered into,' suggesting it is part of a larger list of requirements for political advertisers. The subject of the sentence is not fully present in the excerpt, so the actor (political advertisers) is inferred from context. The seven-year retention period is explicit.
Members of the public can access political ads in Meta's Ad Library for seven years after they are placed.
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A seven-year public retention period means political ads remain publicly accessible and attributable long after a campaign ends, creating an extended transparency and accountability record.
Members of the public can access political ads in Meta's Ad Library for seven years after they are placed.
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