A Facebook team is in discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party over the use of a Netanyahu chatbot that asks users about their voting intentions for the upcoming general elections to be held April 9.

The chatbot pops up on Netanyahu’s popular Facebook page, addressing users as the Israeli leader in person.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters

Over the past week, Facebook's policy team has been in touch with Likud’s campaign managers to discuss the way the bot is used, a Facebook spokeswoman said in a message sent to Calcalist Tuesday.

Asked if the company approached any other Israeli parties regarding the use of chatbots, the company spokeswoman declined to comment.

On Friday, Facebook launched its political advertisement transparency tool in Israel, less than a month ahead of the upcoming elections.