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21 December 2015

The Telegraph is fined £30,000 for urging subscribers to vote Conservative

The Information Commissioner's Office has found that the Telegraph Media Group breached marketing regulations by promoting the Tory campaign.

By Media Mole

The Telegraph Media Group has been fined £30,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after it emailed hundreds of thousands of readers on election day urging them to vote Conservative.

According to the ICO website, the paper “broke the rules around direct marketing” by promoting the Conservative campaign.

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