After the last voters cast their ballots on Election Day, Google will shut down all election advertising on its platform. The internet giant claims this is to stop the spread of “misinformation” in the critical period after polls close.
Social media giant Snap reportedly made an “error” that gave leading Democratic campaigns and party committees access to a huge repository of Republican voter data, allowing them to tailor their midterm ads.
Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt released his first general election advertisement Monday, focused on how his upbringing impacted his life.
A recently-passed law in France — ostensibly to combat propaganda and misinformation — was used by Twitter against the French government’s political campaign to increase voter registration ahead of upcoming European Parliament elections scheduled for May 26.
Following the introduction of strict new Canadian transparency rules, Google plans to ban political advertising ahead of Canada’s federal elections.
Facebook recently announced that it will no longer be sending employees to assist political campaigns ahead of elections as it did in 2016.
