Advertising barrage begins less than 2 months before Iowa caucuses
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Biden super PAC plans to air first TV ad in Iowa next week
The super PAC supporting Joe Biden's presidential bid plans to air its first television ad in Iowa next week, CNN has learned.
DNC raises concerns about Facebook's ability to catch trolls
The Democratic National Committee wrote to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg before Thanksgiving to raise concerns about the company's ability to catch online trolls and to change its political ad policy, according to a copy of the letter obtained by CNN.
YouTube confirms it has removed some Trump campaign ads
YouTube has prevented President Donald Trump from running a number of ads on its platform this election season, its CEO acknowledged on Sunday. But the exact reasons for the decisions are unclear, once again raising questions about the policies of YouTube and its parent company Google.
Facebook kills misleading British election ad
Facebook allows politicians and political parties to lie or mislead in their paid advertisements, freeing them from the fact-checking the company applies to other ads.
Booker super PAC to air new Iowa ads
"He's a Rhodes Scholar. A successful mayor. A uniter," says the narrator in a new television ad set to air in Iowa.
Sanders, Warren try to turn Bloomberg's billions against him
Michael Bloomberg kicked off his presidential campaign this week with a television ad blitz that gobbled up a stunning amount of airtime in major media markets around the country and in a number of smaller swing states.
Google changes political ad policies
In announcing new limits on political advertising Wednesday, Google took aim at an issue that a growing cross-section of business leaders, government officials and researchers say is a threat to democracy.
Democrats blast Google's new rules for political ads
The three major Democratic committees blasted Google on Friday for an ad policy that will allow politicians to run false ads across its platforms, including YouTube, in the run-up to the 2020 election. The Democrats also took aim at Twitter, without actually naming it, for banning all ads fr
Spending on ads focused on impeachment soars
Spending on television ads that focus on impeachment has nearly tripled in the last two months, a sign of how much the fast-moving impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill is seeping into the political debate ahead of the 2020 elections.
Bloomberg woos Democrats with his wallet as he mulls presidential bid
Michael Bloomberg is greasing the Democratic wheels ahead of a possible run for president.
Updated Google ad policy to still allow politicians to run false ads
Google announced updates to its political ad policy on Wednesday, but made no apparent changes to how it will treat lies pushed by candidates. The most significant change is that it will restrict how political ads can be targeted on its platforms.
Twitter will run some political ads, just not from politicians
Twitter announced details of its new policy banning political ads on Friday, saying that although politicians, political candidates and groups like SuperPACs will be banned from advertising on its platform, other groups and qualifying news organizations will be allowed to advertise on political issues. The policy, well-intentioned though it may be, will likely create confusion among campaigns and activist groups — and a headache for Twitter.
Bloomberg plans to spend $100 million on anti-Trump ads
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $100 million on an anti-Donald Trump ad blitz in key 2020 battleground states.
Bill Gates: Problem with political ads is targeting, not fact-checking
Bill Gates waded into the debate over political ads on social media platforms during an interview Wednesday, calling for some limitations while also siding with those who say the companies should not play the role of fact-checker.
Facebook ad policy concerns brought to Zuckerberg's dinner table
Steak, scallops and the future of American democracy were among the items on the menu at one of Mark Zuckerberg's homes on Monday night as the Facebook CEO hosted a dinner for American civil rights leaders.
Facebook will allow UK election candidates to run false ads
A controversial policy allowing politicians to run false ads on Facebook will extend to the United Kingdom as the country prepares to vote in a historic December election, Facebook confirmed to CNN Business.
Trump campaign says impeachment vote was fundraising boon
President Donald Trump's campaign says House Democrats' vote to formally launch an impeachment inquiry has only emboldened the President's supporters and bolstered their campaign contributions.
Trump campaign makes seven-figure ad buy during World Series Game 7
Donald Trump's reelection campaign made a seven-figure television ad buy during the final game of the World Series Wednesday night, checking off the President's accomplishments and going after his perceived enemies in Washington.
Twitter will stop accepting political ads
Twitter will stop accepting political ads, the company's CEO, Jack Dorsey, announced Wednesday.
Facebook lets fake page posing as Trump campaign run political ads
Even as its executives were out fiercely defending its policies on political ads this month, Facebook was allowing an obviously fake page that purported to be linked to President Trump's reelection campaign to run ads on its platform. The ads directed users to an online donation portal that claimed to be a way to donate to the Trump campaign.
Zuckerberg defends Facebook's political ad policy
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used a call typically reserved for detailing financial results to defend the company's decision to keep running political ads on its platform.
Facebook halts activist's fake ad plan
A San Francisco man tried to call out Facebook's controversial false ads policy by running false ads of his own. Now the company is barring him from doing so — and the man told CNN Business he's now considering legal action.
Man runs for governor of California so he can run false Facebook ads
A San Francisco man is going to extreme lengths to call out Facebook's controversial policy of allowing politicians to run false ads on its platform. On Monday morning, he registered as a candidate in California's 2022 gubernatorial election -- not with the primary goal of becoming governor, but so he can run false Facebook ads of his own.
