It’s time to ban all political ad targeting . . . everywhere
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It’s time to ban all political ad targeting . . . everywhere

ByJosh Bernoff

Google will stop targeting political ads based on behavior. That’s a start. I call on every platform to end all targeted political ads (except by geography) — and for Congress to make this the law. Here’s what happened with political ads so far in 2019: Twitter banned all political ads. Google just announced that for…

Facebook ads are targeted lies. Should it ban political ads as Twitter did?
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Facebook ads are targeted lies. Should it ban political ads as Twitter did?

ByJosh Bernoff

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey just banned all political and issue advertising. Facebook currently accepts all political ads, even if they include false content. But rather than blindly follow Twitter’s lead, I think Facebook has to think a little harder. The current situation regarding Facebook advertising for candidates is unacceptable. Mark Zuckerberg says it’s a free-speech…