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Vote Leave fined in UK over spam texts ahead of 2016 Brexit referendum

( March 19, 2019, 13:41 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Pro-Brexit campaigning organization Vote Leave has been fined 40,000 pounds by the UK Information Commissioner's Office for having sent out thousands of unsolicited text messages, promoting the goals of the Leave campaign, in the run up to the 2016 EU membership referendum. The financial penalty is the latest fine imposed as part of the body's ongoing probe into the use of data in political campaigns.Statement follows. ...

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