Twitter to ban political ads, putting the pressure on Facebook to follow

Twitter says it will ban political ads, bowing to pressure that many social media companies have felt to block attempts to steer elections.

Twitter will drop all political ads. Source: dpa-Zentralbild

 

Twitter will ban political advertising on its platform next month, the company's chief executive said, as social media platforms face pressure to block attempts to influence elections with false information.

"We've made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally," said Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in a statement: "We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought."

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