Political Ads

Social media platform Twitter has released a new set of policies for “issue ads” which include political ads and advertisements that attempt to influence legislation. The company says news publishers that meet “specific criteria” will be able to apply for an “exemption” from the policy.

The New York Times reported this week that fake ads on Facebook may be having an impact on a congressional primary race in California.

A local MT TV station refused to air a “blatantly false” attack ad on Sunday which attacked state auditor Matt Rosendale.

Failing to properly disclose native political ads could cause BuzzFeed to run afoul of the FEC and FTC.