Twitter, Google to restrict targeted political ads on platforms
- November 22, 2019 |
- Walt Williams
Online platforms responding to criticism that tech giants, particularly Facebook, are not doing enough to curtail false claims in ads New restrictions on political advertising on Twitter and Google will deprive associations and other groups of two relatively easy means to target specific audiences with messaging, according to outside observers. Twitter implemented a near-total ban on political ads on Nov. 22, or roughly three weeks after company CEO Jack Dorsey announced the policy in a series of tweets. The ban applies to most paid political content, although there is a potential loophole that allows organizations to use ads to raise awareness about issues as long as they… Read More