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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Only allow factual advertising or advertising for people to learn about politics not to swing people for voting for a party
No, but they should be fact checked by an independent and unbiased fact checker to ensure people recognise misinformation
No - as long as all political parties are given a limit to advertising that isn’t affected my their monetary availability
Yes, but governments should still be allowed to advertise for behaviour change and public safety - e.g. domestic abuse, speeding, vaping etc
Ads or content funded or produced by political parties should be banned, but the public should be allowed to use social media sites to discuss political issues without sites banning them for supposedly advertising political viewpoints.
Anything that cannot be classed as a verifiable fact should never be associated with a political advertisement
No, as long as all ads are fact-checked
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This is a decision that private social media companies should make for themselves
Only advertising that our glorious state disagrees with
Paid political advertising should be limited to make it fair for local parties and parties that don't get rich donors (usually as an underhand form of bribery to influence policy). We need to level the playing field
All advertisements should be legally required to pass fact-checking by an independent body.
No, but it should be transparent in intent and source and be fact checked
Advertising yes, but not public information
No, but only if they are not targeted advertisements.
No but it should be clearly labelled and fact checked
No, but only if ads can be properly regulated and fact-checked
No, but it should allow some form of equality rather than only catering to certain parties.
No, though UK law should have the same high standard of truthful advertising online as it does on TV
No, but they should remove misleading ads and limit spending to keep it fair and honest.
No but it should be clearly labelled. With fines for allowing misleading information.
During elections, Social media sould allocate the exact same advertising fee to the electrol age and above. Non directed and should appear in the same place for everyone.
no but it should be labelled as such
Yes, but only for parties considered extremist
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