SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. social media company Twitter said Wednesday that it will ban all political advertisements across its platform to prevent them from affecting voters in U.S. general elections. "We've made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globall...
(Reuters) -Twitter Inc will reverse its 2019 ban on political ads, the company's head of trust and safety confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday, as the Elon Musk-owned company seeks to grow revenue. The company tweeted on Tuesday it would relax its advertising policy for "cause-based ads" in...
Mr Dorsey said internet advertising posed an evolving set of risks such as "micro-targeting, unchecked misleading information, and deep fakes". Donald Trump's 2020 election campaign called the ban a "very dumb decision for their stockholders" as the firm would lose "hundreds of millions of dol...
We’re well aware we‘re a small part of a much larger political advertising ecosystem…we need more forward-looking political ad regulation (very difficult to do). Ad transparency requirements are progress, but not enough. The internet provides entirely new capabilities, and regulators need to t...
Twitter is to ban all political advertising from its platform globally, chief executive Jack Dorsey has revealed. The co-founder announced the news via a tweet on Wednesday (30 October), saying the company believed political messages "should be earned, not bought". ...
The presidential campaign for former Vice President Joe Biden said it was "unfortunate" that companies would think the only option was to completely ban political ads. "When faced with a choice between ad dollars and the integrity of our democracy, it is encouraging that, for once, revenue did...
The presidential campaign for former Vice President Joe Biden said it was "unfortunate" that companies would think the only option was to completely ban political ads. "When faced with a choice between ad dollars and the integrity of our democracy, it is encouraging that, for once, revenue did...
The presidential campaign for former Vice President Joe Biden said it was "unfortunate" that companies would think the only option was to completely ban political ads. "When faced with a choice between ad dollars and the integrity of our democracy, it is encouraging that, for once, revenue did...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spread on social media, is banning all political advertising from its service.
Twitter is going to “expand” the political advertising it allows on the platform in “the coming weeks.” Twitter banned all political advertising in late 2019. It’s also “relaxing” its policies for “cause-based” ads.