Twitter is to ban all political advertising globally saying that the reach of political motives “should be earned, not bought”.
“We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally.
We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons.” said Jack Darsey
A political message earns reach when people decide to follow an account or retweet. He added
Paying for reach removes that decision, forcing highly optimized and targeted political messages on people. We believe this decision should not be compromised by money. said CEO Twitter
The ban will be implemented from 22 November, with full details released by 15 November. he explained
Facebook and Social Advertising
Since social media platforms are under strict scrutiny ahead of US elections in 2020.
However, Facebook has recently ruled out a ban on political advertisements
