Political Ads

• Manitoba government set to run more advertising in lead up to October election

  The Manitoba government is taking out more advertising in the lead-up to the Oct. 3 provincial election and has more leeway to do so under recent changes to provincial law.

  Politics

  Jun 14
  
• Ontario NDP and PCs go on pre-election advertisement blitz ahead of spending restrictions

  The New Democrats and the Progressive Conservatives have dropped pre-election ads in recent days, highlighting what they see as their leaders' strengths and the other's weaknesses.

  Politics

  Oct 8, 2021
  
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• U.S. election: Facebook to remove posts with ‘militarized’ calls for poll watchers

  Facebook also said that it would respond to candidates or parties making premature claims of victory or contesting declared outcomes by adding labels and notifications with authoritative information about the state of the race.

  Politics

  Oct 7, 2020
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• Spotify plans to hit pause on political ads in 2020 as U.S. election gears up

  The move only applies to Spotify’s ad sales, not advertisements embedded in third-party content, though those will still be subject to Spotify’s broader content policies.

  Consumer

  Dec 27, 2019
• As 2020 U.S. election approaches, Twitter tightens bans on political ads, causes

  Twitter said it will use a combination of automated technology and human teams to enforce the new ad policies.

  Politics

  Nov 15, 2019
• Facebook defends policy of not fact checking ads from politicians

  “In a democracy, people should decide what is credible, not tech companies,” the company wrote in a statement emailed to the Associated Press on Thursday. “That’s why - like other internet platforms and broadcasters - we don’t fact check ads from politicians.”

  World

  Oct 24, 2019
• Okanagan man advocates for elimination of campaign signs

  The City of Surrey banned election signs on public property citing excessive enforcement and cleanup costs, but the City of Penticton doesn't plan to follow suit.

  Politics

  Oct 8, 2019
• What Facebook ad data tells us about the parties’ social media strategies

  Parties are using Facebook as part of a trial-and-error process to see what messages stick, a digital expert says.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2019
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• Facebook tightens rules around political advertisers ahead of U.S. election

  Paid Facebook ads have become a major tool for political campaigns and other organizations to target voters.

  World

  Aug 28, 2019
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• Ads during NBA Finals show competing takes on Andrew Scheer

  The Conservatives have been running television ads throughout the basketball playoffs. On Monday, Engage Canada will be debuting their own.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2019