Google, Facebook at center of escalating political-ad tension
Facebook Inc. and Google were drawn into an escalating battle of wills Wednesday over the use of political advertising on social media.
Nov 21, 2019
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Google reins in political advertising
Google is making it harder for political advertisers to target specific types of people.
Nov 21, 2019
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Digital battleground looms large for 2020 election
President Donald Trump has been on a social media ad spending spree for his 2020 re-election campaign, but he's about to endure a massive digital counterattack.
Nov 20, 2019
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Amazon adds free music for anyone, with ads
Amazon is adding another streaming music option for customers, a free, ad-supported service that requires no subscriptions and is available on a range of devices.
Nov 19, 2019
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Snapchat checks for deception in political ads
Snap on Monday confirmed that it checks political ads at Snapchat to make sure they are not deceptive or misleading and thus enforce its ban on such material.
Nov 19, 2019
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Twitter's political ad ban will exempt some 'issue' ads
Twitter Inc. is making some exceptions to its recent ban on all political advertising, announcing Friday that it will allow "cause-based" ads for some economic, environmental or social issues.
Nov 18, 2019
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Twitter exempts some 'cause-based' messages from political ad ban
Twitter said Friday its ban on political ads will exempt "caused-based" messages on topics related to social or environmental issues.
Nov 15, 2019
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Google considers changing its political advertising policy
Managers at Google are considering changing policies on political advertising in the midst of a raging public debate on the topic, according to a person familiar with the company's plans.
Nov 7, 2019
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Lawsuit accuses Facebook ad targeting of abetting bias
A lawsuit filed on Thursday accuses Facebook of letting ad targeting tools be used to exclude women and older people from offers regarding loans, investments and other financial services.
Nov 1, 2019
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The pressure is now on Facebook to ban political ads, too
Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit. But so far, that doesn't appear likely to happen.
Oct 31, 2019
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