A crackdown on Google election ads to ensure transparency
The silicon valley
behemoth Google announced that it will be bar election ads utilizing public
voting historyand political associations. This move is a result of growing
pressure on social networking platforms over the management of political
advertising in the run-up to the U.S presidential elections.
Earlier, the verified
political advertisers were able to serve ads using data obtained from the conduct
of users, such as browsing activity, personal preference. This helped to
classify voters and serve them manipulative ads. Advertisers could also upload information, such
as the voting file lists, to target ads to an identical-looking audience, which expresses
similar behavior to those in the data. However, this changes with the new election
ad policy adopted by Google.
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