In October 2019 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that his social media company would ban all political advertising. He stated that political messages on the platform should reach users through the recommendation of other users – not through paid reach. Proponents argue that social media companies don’t have the tools to stop the spread of false information since their advertising platforms aren’t moderated by human beings. Opponents argue that the ban will disenfranchise candidates and campaigns who rely on social media for grassroots organizing and fundraising.
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No but it should be highly regulated
@95KK3SJ3yrs3Y
No, but they shouldn't only advertise using personalised data, should show each perspective equally, and should ban any political advertising which holds misinformation or misleading content
@953RQKB3yrs3Y
No but it must be balanced and fair
@94VFJGJLiberal Democrat3yrs3Y
Yes, private companies can not be trusted to regulate multiple campaigns fairly and therefore cannot assure advertising won’t be misleading.
@94DJM3F3yrs3Y
Whatever the company decides. They are free to choose their terms of service.
@93HX8K43yrs3Y
If the advertising does not include hate speech then it should be allowed
Regulated for factual accuracy but not removed
@938XSSS3yrs3Y
No, unless the adverts include strong political opinions or upsetting content
@92S3FH33yrs3Y
No, but they should add better moderation of false advertising
@92CXC7T3yrs3Y
No but it should be more regulated
@8ZJBLKK3yrs3Y
Should be regulated more.
@8YVHFB53yrs3Y
No, but equal balance to each party
@Slane3yrs3Y
Yes, Only if it isn't misinformation
@8WCDH333yrs3Y
they should try to reduce it
@8TZ5BPB4yrs4Y
@8TK3D3B4yrs4Y
No, but it should not be allowed to be targeted, to ensure people see alternative points of view
@8T37N6B4yrs4Y
No, provided that there is transparency about what is paid advertising content
@8SFM6CTLiberal Democrat4yrs4Y
No, but fact check them and flag misleading/slanderous ads as fake news
@8S2NS2H4yrs4Y
No, but all adverts should clearly state it is political and it should always be fact-checked before publication
No, but it should be regulated by Ofcom
no but it must be fact checked
@8Q43V4P4yrs4Y
No but it should be clear if it’s factual or opinion based
@8PSTTX2Liberal Democrat4yrs4Y
No, unless the political advertisement is spreading misinformation and isn't factual.
@8NYRJT84yrs4Y
yes apart from during a pandemic
@8M7NYSDLiberal Democrat4yrs4Y
No, but it needs to be monitored and fact checked with no bias influence
@99BJ2C82yrs2Y
No but the ads should be fact checked.
@92QQHYJ3yrs3Y
I am more concerned about algorithms that mean you only see certain views- there is nothing wrong with political advertising so long as you are exposed to all different sides. I think the government should impose much tighter restrictions on the ways in which social media companies can use peoples data to target advertising
@8S3RPWL4yrs4Y
They should only ban right wing advertising x
@8Q9ZMM94yrs4Y
Yes, except to promote voting in general, rather than for a specific party.
if it contains any lies, yes
@98Z7QJC2yrs2Y
Only extremist political view
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