Twitter's political ad ban will run into enforcement issues on defining issue ads and possibly disadvantage lesser-known or nontraditional candidates
If you've ever wondered about the value of having multiple social networks competing to develop the best products and policies, Wednesday offered us a clear example.
NEW: Facebook saying tonight they will NOT allow @adrielhampton run false ads on their platform. Hampton tells me he is now considering legal action against Facebook. https://www.cnn.com/...
Here's a late newsletter about Twitter doing what Facebook won't (and why it's gonna be harder than it looks) https://www.getrevue.co/... https://twitter.com/...
Twitter wasn't the first platform to ban political ads. LinkedIn, Pinterest & TikTok made the calculation that whatever benefits are to be gained from politicians paying to reach voters, they are outweighed by the drawbacks.@CaseyNewton https://www.getrevue.co/...