FCC revises rules for political ads. (US Federal Communications Commission)Aversa, Jeannine
It also said it would prohibit ads "that expressly discourage people in the US from voting," in response to recent civil rights audit. Account holders for national candidates will be required to use two-factor authentication and verify their location "so that we can confirm these pages are usi...
Steve Yates, CEO of Prime Guidance, consults some third-party sellers that offer political-themed merchandise on Amazon. He said he continues to see "hundreds" of ads for political merchandise on the platform, and they often appear as the top result in search queries. Among the sponsored item...
The move by Google placing restrictions on how advertisers can target specific groups of voters also adds to the pressure on Facebook to modify its hands-off policy on political ads. Google announced Wednesday it would not allow political advertisers to use "microtargeting" which can be based on...
The blog post also clarifies Google's political ads policies, explaining that the company doesn't allow deepfakes in its ad, and that it's "against (its) policies for any advertiser to make a false claim." Google, however, notes that "no one can sensibly adjudicate every political claim,...
Ahead of the 2020 election, Facebook announced changes to its ad policies that will require new disclosures for political ads that appear on the site and Instagram. Facebook said that they will ad “confirmed organization” disclaimers beginning mid-Sept
Keeping an eye on political advertisers Facebook said Tuesday it will tighten rules for political ads in countries with elections scheduled in the first half of the year, building on transparency efforts already underway in the United States, Britain and Brazil after a series of scandals. ...
According to the new policy, advertisers that buy ads related to elections or other political "issues" need to verify their identity with Facebookanddisclose who paid for the ad. These ads, and the identity of their purchasers, are then preserved in Facebook's Ad Library for seven years, ...
Today, I've shared with my colleagues a proposal that makes clear consumers have a right to know when AI tools are being used in the political ads they see, and I hope they swiftly act on this issue."This is the second time this year that the commission has begun taking significant ...
Privacy watchdogs say B.C.-based firm broke rules for political ads on Facebook An investigation by two Canadian privacy commissioners found that a Victoria-based firm broke privacy laws when it used and disclosed personal information in the province, the United States and the U...