Month: October 2017

TWITTER’S NEW AD POLICY.  REC. “Twitter is promising major changes to its advertising policies, including new special distinctions for political ads, after learning earlier this year that Russia used its platform and other digital services like Facebook to try and influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.” NEW POLICY.  TWITTER.  “In the coming weeks, we will […]

HONEST ADS NEED TO KNOW.  NPR.  “What we’ve tried to do is a very light touch. We don’t want to slow down innovation.” DIGITAL TRANSPARENCY.  BB.  “As a response to the Russian campaign to sow discord in the 2016 presidential election, the so-called Honest Ads Act is wholly inadequate. It is also entirely necessary.” CABS […]

HONEST ADS ACT TEXT.  BILL.   “A bill to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public, and for other purposes.” (As of this morning, the text of the bill isn’t at that link.  Another site (scroll […]