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Elon Musk's X To Allow Political Ads From Candidates Ahead Of US Elections
Elon Musk on Tuesday lifted a ban on political ads put in place at Twitter to thwart misinformation before the billionaire bought the platform now called X.
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Twitter Saw Ad Spending Fall by Over 70 Percent in December After Elon Musk Takeover, Data Shows
Twitter saw ad spending fall by 71 percent in December, according to data from advertising research firm Standard Media Index comes (SMI). The microblogging platform is working to reverse the exodus in advertisers, with initiatives such as free ads, lifting Twitter's ban on political advertising, and allowing companies greater control over the posi...
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Twitter to Have Easy Swipe, Bookmark Button as Part of UI Overhaul, Elon Musk Says
Elon Musk has revealed a number of updates to the Twitter interface. According to Musk, users will be able to swipe right or left to scroll between recommended and followed tweets. This feature, according to Musk, is the "first part of a much larger UI overhaul." Musk also confirmed that the microblogging platform will launch the "long-form" tweet ...
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Twitter to Expand Types of Political Ads Permitted on Platform After 2019 Global Ban
Twitter on Tuesday announced the company would expand the kinds of political ads that were allowed on the microblogging platform, months after it was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk. The move appears to be a reversal of the service's 2019 global ban on political ads as the firm and rivals like Facebook faced widespread criticism for allowing e...
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Twitter To Relax Ban On Political Ads After 3 Years
Twitter Inc on Tuesday said it would expand the types of political ads allowed on the social media platform, an apparent reversal of its 2019 global ban on political ads, as the Elon Musk-owned company seeks to grow revenue.
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Man Posts Ad For Bike Instructor, Internet Amused By His Demands
"He must be polite cuz if I wanted to be humiliated I would've asked my dad to teach me," reads the job description.
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TikTok Bans Paid Political Influencer Posts Ahead of Upcoming US Midterm Elections
TikTok on Wednesday announced that it would clamp down on paid political posts by influencers ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections. While political ads have been banned since 2019, the short video sharing platform said that it will prevent content creators from posting paid political messages on the app ahead of the elections coming in Novemb...
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EU to Limit Political Advertisements Online; Facebook, Google to Face Fine if They Don't Comply
Concerned by the misuse of political advertising to undermine elections, the European Union unveiled plans to help people better understand when they are seeing such advertisements online and who is responsible for them.
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Twitter Starts Limiting Retweets for US Elections, But Also Explains How You Can Still Retweet
Twitter has temporarily changed retweet behaviour for global users, first prompting them to use ‘quote tweet’ instead of retweet. This is one of the many short-term changes Twitter has introduced ahead of the US election. It says users can still retweet by not adding anything in the quote tweet compose prompt.
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Facebook Moves to Target Misinformation Before US Presidential Election
With just two months left until the US presidential election, Facebook says it is taking more steps to encourage voting, minimize misinformation and reduce the likelihood of post-election “civil unrest.”
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Twitter, Facebook Become Targets in US Presidential Election Ads
Social media has become the target of a duelling attack ad campaign being waged online by the sitting president and his election rival. They're shooting the messenger while giving it lots of money.
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Rahul Gandhi's "Surender Modi" Tweet Pleased Pak, China, Says Amit Shah
Rahul Gandhi's "Surender Modi" hashtag - which was the top trend on Twitter last Sunday -- is just playing into the hands of China and Pakistan and the Congress leader should stop playing "ochhi rajniti" (shallow minded politics), Union Home Minister Amit Shah told news agency ANI today. The government, he added, was ready for a debate in parliame...
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Facebook Gives Users Some Control Over How They See Political Ads Ahead of US Elections
Facebook said on Thursday it was making some changes to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but the updates stop far short of critics' demands and what rival companies have pledged to do.
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Spotify to Suspend Political Advertising in 2020
Spotify said on Friday it would pause selling political advertisements on its music streaming platform in early 2020.
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Twitter Tightens Bans on Political Ads and Causes Ahead of 2020 US Election
Twitter said it will use a combination of automated technology and human teams to enforce the new ad policies.
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Elon Musk's X To Allow Political Ads From Candidates Ahead Of US Elections
Elon Musk on Tuesday lifted a ban on political ads put in place at Twitter to thwart misinformation before the billionaire bought the platform now called X.
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Twitter Saw Ad Spending Fall by Over 70 Percent in December After Elon Musk Takeover, Data Shows
Twitter saw ad spending fall by 71 percent in December, according to data from advertising research firm Standard Media Index comes (SMI). The microblogging platform is working to reverse the exodus in advertisers, with initiatives such as free ads, lifting Twitter's ban on political advertising, and allowing companies greater control over the posi...
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Twitter to Have Easy Swipe, Bookmark Button as Part of UI Overhaul, Elon Musk Says
Elon Musk has revealed a number of updates to the Twitter interface. According to Musk, users will be able to swipe right or left to scroll between recommended and followed tweets. This feature, according to Musk, is the "first part of a much larger UI overhaul." Musk also confirmed that the microblogging platform will launch the "long-form" tweet ...
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Twitter to Expand Types of Political Ads Permitted on Platform After 2019 Global Ban
Twitter on Tuesday announced the company would expand the kinds of political ads that were allowed on the microblogging platform, months after it was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk. The move appears to be a reversal of the service's 2019 global ban on political ads as the firm and rivals like Facebook faced widespread criticism for allowing e...
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Twitter To Relax Ban On Political Ads After 3 Years
Twitter Inc on Tuesday said it would expand the types of political ads allowed on the social media platform, an apparent reversal of its 2019 global ban on political ads, as the Elon Musk-owned company seeks to grow revenue.
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Man Posts Ad For Bike Instructor, Internet Amused By His Demands
"He must be polite cuz if I wanted to be humiliated I would've asked my dad to teach me," reads the job description.
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TikTok Bans Paid Political Influencer Posts Ahead of Upcoming US Midterm Elections
TikTok on Wednesday announced that it would clamp down on paid political posts by influencers ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections. While political ads have been banned since 2019, the short video sharing platform said that it will prevent content creators from posting paid political messages on the app ahead of the elections coming in Novemb...
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EU to Limit Political Advertisements Online; Facebook, Google to Face Fine if They Don't Comply
Concerned by the misuse of political advertising to undermine elections, the European Union unveiled plans to help people better understand when they are seeing such advertisements online and who is responsible for them.
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Twitter Starts Limiting Retweets for US Elections, But Also Explains How You Can Still Retweet
Twitter has temporarily changed retweet behaviour for global users, first prompting them to use ‘quote tweet’ instead of retweet. This is one of the many short-term changes Twitter has introduced ahead of the US election. It says users can still retweet by not adding anything in the quote tweet compose prompt.
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Facebook Moves to Target Misinformation Before US Presidential Election
With just two months left until the US presidential election, Facebook says it is taking more steps to encourage voting, minimize misinformation and reduce the likelihood of post-election “civil unrest.”
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Twitter, Facebook Become Targets in US Presidential Election Ads
Social media has become the target of a duelling attack ad campaign being waged online by the sitting president and his election rival. They're shooting the messenger while giving it lots of money.
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Rahul Gandhi's "Surender Modi" Tweet Pleased Pak, China, Says Amit Shah
Rahul Gandhi's "Surender Modi" hashtag - which was the top trend on Twitter last Sunday -- is just playing into the hands of China and Pakistan and the Congress leader should stop playing "ochhi rajniti" (shallow minded politics), Union Home Minister Amit Shah told news agency ANI today. The government, he added, was ready for a debate in parliame...
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Facebook Gives Users Some Control Over How They See Political Ads Ahead of US Elections
Facebook said on Thursday it was making some changes to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but the updates stop far short of critics' demands and what rival companies have pledged to do.
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Spotify to Suspend Political Advertising in 2020
Spotify said on Friday it would pause selling political advertisements on its music streaming platform in early 2020.
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Twitter Tightens Bans on Political Ads and Causes Ahead of 2020 US Election
Twitter said it will use a combination of automated technology and human teams to enforce the new ad policies.
