Google
is
planning
to
ban
advertisers
from
running
ads
related
to
the
US
presidential
election
after
polls
close
on
November
5th.
Axios
reports
that
this
is
the
second
time
Google
has
decided
to
ban
election
ads
once
polls
close,
after
first
implementing
the
policy
during
the
2020
election.
Google
says
it’s
reenacting
the
policy
again
this
year
“out
of
an
abundance
of
caution
and
to
limit
the
potential
for
confusion,
given
the
likelihood
that
votes
will
continue
to
be
counted
after
Election
Day.”
During
the
last
presidential
election
in
2020,
it
took
days
for
President
Biden’s
win
to
be
confirmed
after
an
influx
of
postal
voting
during
the
pandemic.
Google’s
policy
applies
to
any
US
election
ads
or
ads
that
refer
to
the
US
elections
that
run
through
its
ad
platforms
like
Google
Ads,
YouTube,
Shopping
ads,
and
more.
Meta
is
also
blocking
new
political
ads
during
the
final
week
of
the
US
election
campaign,
like
it
did
in
2020.
It
has
also
been
requiring
advertisers
to
disclose
when
they
use
AI
or
other
digital
methods
to
alter
ads.
(Originally posted by Tom Warren)
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