[ad_1] Google will not run any election-related ads after polls for the US presidential election close on November 3rd, according to Axios. In an email obtained by the publication, the search giant warns advertisers they won’t be able to run ads “referencing candidates, the election or its outcome, given that an unprecedented amount of votes […]
Category: Election
YouTube is sharing more ‘authoritative’ election info with voters
[ad_1] YouTube already has a few election protection measures in place, like removing videos that encourage election meddling and banning claims that could mislead voters. Today, YouTube announced that it’s paying special attention to mail-in voting content and stepping up its efforts to fight misinformation with “authoritative information.” Under videos that mention voting by mail, […]
Facebook will block ads claiming victory ahead of official results
[ad_1] Contrary to previous reports, a Facebook rep has confirmed that the social media site will not, in fact, allow ads claiming victory for either the Trump or Biden campaigns to run on election night. In a September 3rd blog post, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg laid out a new policy banning political ads from being run […]
Report highlights blindspots in Facebook’s fight against voting misinformation
[ad_1] The report notes that Eric Covey, chief of staff for Vermont’s secretary of state, reached out to Facebook asking why CrowdTangle couldn’t monitor public posts from individual users, since they are the main source of voter misinformation. Khalid Pagan, a Facebook government and politics outreach manager, responded that such monitoring wasn’t possible because of […]
Twitter makes its ‘biggest push ever’ to encourage voter registration
[ad_1] As part of National Voter Registration Day, Twitter is rolling out new tools to connect US users with voter registration resources. The platform says this is “its biggest push ever” to encourage people to register. Today, every person with a Twitter account in the US will see a timeline prompt encouraging them to register […]
Facebook and Instagram will tell US users how to register to vote
[ad_1] On Saturday, Facebook began showing users how to register to vote at the top of the Facebook, Instagram and Messenger apps. “These notifications take them to the relevant page with their state’s official website or one of our non-partisan partner organizations if online voter registration isn’t available in their state,” the company wrote. It […]
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[ad_1] Exclusive Q&A: Panos Panay on how the Surface Duo transforms Microsoft againRaymond Wong, InputYou’ve likely read our review by now, but Input caught up with Microsoft’s chief product officer to discuss the company’s new folding device. Panay dis… [ad_2] Source link
Pinterest users won’t see ads when they search for election-related content
[ad_1] Today’s policies build on the company’s decision to ban political advertising from its platform in 2018. As before, you won’t see political ads on Pinterest, nor will the company show any ads when you search for general election terms like “polling place.” The same goes for when and if you decide to search for […]
Twitter hides another Trump tweet for potentially discouraging voting
[ad_1] We placed a public interest notice on this Tweet for violating our Civic Integrity Policy for making misleading health claims that could potentially dissuade people from participation in voting. https://t.co/MA6E7mBpkm — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) August 23, 2020 Mail-in or drop-box voter fraud is exceedingly rare because of system checks and balances, according to the […]
Report finds many US election officials vulnerable to phishing attacks
[ad_1] This wouldn’t necessarily let intruders compromise the voting process. The Cyber Threat Alliance’s J. Michael Daniel told the WSJ that it would be “really hard to do” digital vote manipulation at a meaningful level. However, ransomware and other phishing-based campaigns could make it difficult for election administrators to do their job, and might cast […]