Handy Summary of The Approaches To Political Advertising By Different Platforms

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For now, a map of platform ad policies and practices.

Further along into 2020, some items could likely change as new problems come up.

In the United States, traditional media are more strictly regulated when it comes to accepting political ads, and laws actually dictate what media organizations can and can’t do. For example, broadcast media, such as the TV networks NBC or CBS, are obliged to take any ad for a candidate for federal office. But cable companies have more discretion, and can reject ads they deem as false. But US lawmakers have not passed regulations for online political advertising, leaving any rules up to the platforms themselves.

Here’s how the policies on political advertising for major online platforms break down (or view a scrollable version):

https://qz.com/1767145/how-facebook-twitter-and-others-approach-political-advertising/?fbclid=IwAR35fJ904vfpwaMic1mwkVirs9-HSvGu9ymWXIZfD3bMlEaLiirRkdnPNhs

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1. K&R for visibility

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2. Thanks!

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3. You're welcome! I found it interesting to see whether and

how the various online media companies are handling political advertising responsibilities. Thanks for posting this - it's very informative.