“Tech industry should not be deciding on political advertising”
Marietje Schaake oped in FT.
Category Archives: campaigns
Today’s Must-Read; “Close Election in Kentucky Was Ripe for Twitter, and an Omen for 2020”
NYT:
A few hours after polls closed in Kentucky last Tuesday, a Twitter user writing under the handle @Overlordkraken1 posted a message to his 19 followers saying he had “just shredded a box of Republican mail-in ballots.”It was clear that… Continue reading
“Intelligence community unveils plans for disclosing foreign electoral interference; promises no ‘partisan politics'”
“Should Facebook run political adverts containing lies?”
Kentucky: “Republican lawmakers: Bevin can’t turn election dispute into ‘fishing expedition'”
Courier-Journal:
Republicans in Kentucky’s legislature have expressed skepticism about Gov. Matt Bevin’s dispute with Tuesday night’s election results, saying the governor should back up his claims of “irregularities” and not drag the outcome beyond next week’s recanvass.“If there… Continue reading
“AP Exclusive: Steyer aide offered money for endorsements”
AP:
A top aide to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer in Iowa privately offered campaign contributions to local politicians in exchange for endorsing his White House bid, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the conversations.The overtures from Pat… Continue reading
California Supreme Court Likely to Strike Candidate Tax Return Law as Unconstitutional Under the State Constitution
“New report: Digital Disaster — The failures of Facebook, Google, and Twitter’s political ad transparency policies”
Issue One:
Issue One’s latest report, “Digital Disaster: The failures of Facebook, Google, and Twitter’s political ad transparency policies,” reveals how piecemeal, voluntary approaches by the largest social media platforms to stop disinformation campaigns fail to protect our political system… Continue reading
“‘Deep fake’ videos could upend an election — but Silicon Valley may have a way to combat them”
LAT:
Election officials and social media firms already flummoxed by hackers, trolls and bots are bracing for a potentially more potent weapon of disinformation as the 2020 election approaches — doctored videos, known as “deep fakes,” that can be nearly… Continue reading
“Amid troubles, Trump has huge cash advantage for 2020; But Democrats have already raised $700 million from small-dollar donors giving $200 or less”
Kate Ackley for Roll Call.
“Are you supporting Trump with that underwear purchase?”
“Democratic Strategists Set Up $75 Million Digital Campaign to Counter Trump”
NYT:
A progressive organization is plunging itself into the presidential campaign, unveiling plans to spend $75 million on digital advertising to counter President Trump’s early spending advantage in key 2020 battleground states.The effort, by a nonprofit group called Acronym and… Continue reading
Knight Foundation Announces Support for My Cheap Speech Project Among Many Worthy Projects
I’m honored to be included among those announced today as receiving support from the Knight Foundation. for work on internet governance and policy. I’ll be working on turning my cheap speech work into a book.
My terrific UCI colleague David… Continue reading
Gates: RNC Had Advanced Notice of Wikileaks’ Release of Democrats’ Emails During 2016 Election
BuzzFeed:
President Donald Trump’s team was “very happy” that Wikileaks released emails hacked from the Democratic party during the 2016 race, a former campaign official told investigators from the special counsel’s office.Rick Gates, who served as Trump’s deputy campaign chair,… Continue reading