Political ads
Use of Nazi symbol touches a nerve with Zuckerberg, but he's fine with ads peddling lies
Trump campaign ad removed for featuring Nazi-era symbol used to denote political prisoners in concentration camps alongside millions of Jews
Google bars elections ads from using political leanings, voter data
Google said it would limit audience targeting for election ads to age, gender and general location at a postal code level.
How different social media sites handle political ads
The following is how various social media platforms have decided to handle false or misleading claims in political ads.
Twitter tightens bans on political ads and causes ahead of 2020 US election
The move takes effect from the 22nd of November and will now even only allow discussions on social causes that advocate only for awareness.
International committee calls for pause on false political ads online
The meeting was attended by lawmakers from Australia, Finland, Estonia, Georgia, Singapore, the UK and United States.
Facebook tightens rules on political ads ahead of EU vote
All such ads will be labelled as “paid for”, offering info on who bought it, for how much and how many people have seen it.
Political ad spend on Facebook at over Rs 4 cr; BJP, supporters way ahead of others
The specific date on which Facebook started collecting data was not disclosed.
Facebook starts verification for UK political ads
Starting Thursday, ads related to politics will be housed in an "Ad Library" for seven years.
Google to verify identity of US political ad buyers
Google will need a copy of government-issued ID and the disclosure of who is paying for the ad.