Campaigns sidestep Cambridge Analytica crackdown with new methods
"Your early vote has not been recorded," one text message said, with a link for more information.
Oct 11, 2020
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Microsoft unveils 'deepfake' detector ahead of US vote
Microsoft has unveiled software that can help spot "deepfake" photos or videos, adding to the list of programs designed to fight the hard-to-detect images ahead of the US presidential election.
Sep 03, 2020
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Facebook's idea to ban political ads before election pleases no one
Civil rights groups were swift in their criticism of a plan being weighed by Facebook Inc. to halt political advertising before the U.S. election, saying the ban would do little to address rampant hate speech and misinformation ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Facebook's influencers nod shows murky side of campaign ads
Facebook's green light for political campaigns to pay prominent social media users to spread their messages is highlighting the difficulties around setting rules for the fast-changing world of online political campaigning.
Feb 14, 2020
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Facebook again refuses to ban political ads, even false ones
Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it won't ban them, won't fact-check them and won't limit how they can be targeted ...
Jan 09, 2020
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Political microtargeting: the good, bad and ugly
Online services have upended the world of advertising by enabling marketers, including political campaigns, to refine their pitches to specific groups of people or geographic areas.
Nov 27, 2019
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On TV, political ads are regulated—but online, anything goes
With the 2020 election just a year away, Facebook is under fire from presidential candidates, lawmakers, civil rights groups and even its own employees to provide more transparency on political ads and potentially stop running ...
Nov 22, 2019
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Google shifts rules for political ads, pressuring Facebook
Google's tightening of its political ad policy could help reduce the spread of misinformation on election campaigns, but at a cost for lesser-known candidates.
Nov 22, 2019
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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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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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