“The Technology 202: Here’s why Twitter may have trouble enforcing its own political ads ban”
WaPo reports.
Category Archives: campaigns
“Twitter Will Ban All Political Ads, C.E.O. Jack Dorsey Says”
NYT:
Twitter said on Wednesday that it would ban all political ads, putting a spotlight on the power and veracity of online advertising and ramping up pressure on Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, to reverse his hands-off stance.Jack Dorsey,… Continue reading
“Threat to US elections in 2020 is not limited to Russia”
AP:
Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year’s vote as well. But it’s not the only nation with an eye on U.S. politics.American officials sounding the alarm about foreign efforts to disrupt the 2020… Continue reading
Payday Lenders Group Confirms It Is Buying Ingratiation and And Access to Trump Administration (Don’t Worry, Justice Kennedy Told Us)
WaPo:
Billing himself as one of President Trump’s top fundraisers, Michael Hodges told fellow payday lenders recently that industry contributions to the president’s reelection campaign could be leveraged to gain access to the Trump administration.“Every dollar amount, no matter… Continue reading
“Dissent Erupts at Facebook Over Hands-Off Stance on Political Ads”
NYT:
The letter was aimed at Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, and his top lieutenants. It decried the social network’s recent decision to let politicians post any claims they wanted — even false ones — in ads on the site.… Continue reading
“Pro-Trump super PACs draw scrutiny for Facebook ads seeking voter registration data”
WaPo:
Thousands of Facebook users in Arizona may have been startled to see a strange warning appear in their social feeds earlier this month.“Official records show that your voter registration is incomplete,” began the post. “Follow the link below to… Continue reading
“As Russia makes 2020 play, Democratic campaigns say they are in the dark, and experts fear U.S. elections are vulnerable”
WaPo:
Several Democratic presidential campaigns targeted by a Russia-based operation on Facebook’s popular Instagram app said they had been unaware of the new foreign disinformation efforts until the tech giant announced them publicly last week, raising alarms that American… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Considers Political Lies in the Bridgegate Case”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy column.
“A false ad claiming Republicans back the Green New Deal tests Facebook’s policy on lies”
CNN:
A left-leaning PAC ran a Facebook ad falsely claiming that Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham endorsed the Green New Deal. The ad came after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg earlier this week about the company’s policy of… Continue reading
“Corporate Political Transparency: It’s Optional”
Dave Levinthal for CPI:
Basking in the sunny side of the corporate political disclosure spectrum are household names such as AT&T, HP Inc., Capital One Financial Corp., General Electric Co. and Google parent Alphabet Inc.Comparatively slinking through the shadows? Netflix… Continue reading
“‘Get Over It’? Why Political Influence in Foreign Policy Matters”
Texas: “Sylvester Turner calls for investigation into Tony Buzbee ad, citing ‘deep fake’ law”
Houston Chronicle:
Mayor Sylvester Turner has called for the district attorney to open a criminal investigation into Tony Buzbee’s campaign over a television ad that appears to show edited photos of Turner and an allegedly fake text between the… Continue reading
CA Supreme Court Will Hear Case About Requiring Presidential Candidates to Release Tax Returns on Nov. 6, With Opinion Likely by Thanksgiving
“Study links Russian tweets to release of hacked emails”
AP:
Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election has generally been seen as two separate, unrelated tracks: hacking Democratic emails and sending provocative tweets. But a new study suggests the tactics were likely intertwined.On the eve of the release… Continue reading