As the scrutiny around Facebook’s role in political information and advertising continues, they have made a decision about how to handle it: continue to try and provide clean, transparent information, and let the users decide with their votes in elections. “With so much of our discourse taking place online, I believe platforms like Facebook can […]
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Other social media companies have taken a far harder line on political ads. Last year, Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive, said Twitter would ban all political ads because they presented challenges to civic discourse. “We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought,” Mr. Dorsey said. Both Facebook and Twitter publish libraries of political
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Image copyright SOPA Images Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says users will be able to turn off political adverts on the social network in the run-up to the 2020 US election. In a piece written for USA Today newspaper, he also says he hopes to help four million Americans sign up as new voters. Facebook has
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Troubled times seem all the more troubling when any discussion of political issues quickly leads to arguments, name calling, shunning or the dreaded exile of cancel culture. Too often controversial events that demand connection and discourse raise passions that make any kind of communication seemingly impossible. A new social media app looks to remove the
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Thursday 27 February 2020, 7:00 am Nearly four years later, the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election are still shocking. Polls showed Hillary Clinton with a significant lead over Donald Trump, almost guaranteeing the win and appointment of America’s first female president. Victory parties were planned. Fist bumps and high fives were going around. But the
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Chasten Buttigieg (L) kisses his husband, Pete Buttigieg. Radio Host Rush Limbaugh said Democrats … [+] would be “scared” to nominate him. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images Rush Limbaugh’s taunt about Pete Buttigieg’s sexuality is a tactical error that Democrats should do their best to amplify. Though he artfully couched the comments as
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All the signs are that 2020 is going to be a turbulent, challenging year for marketers — digital marketers in particular. That’s the cold reality. But like a New Year’s Day polar bear plunge, a dose of cold reality can be quite bracing and help provide sharpness and clarity. In that spirit, here are three
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Spotify is halting political ad sales in the U.S. early next year, Ad Age reported Friday. Political advertising will not run for the 130 million listeners of its ad-supported plan or its original and exclusive podcasts. Spotify told Ad Age in a statement that it does “not yet have the necessary level of robustness in
