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Twitter makes its political ad ban official – TechCrunch

The ban on political ads announced by Twitter two weeks ago has come into effect, and the rules are surprisingly…

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I ran digital ads for a presidential campaign, and Twitter is right to ban them – TechCrunch

Aaron Bartnick Contributor Aaron Bartnick (@AaronBartnick) served as Digital Director for Congressman Seth Moulton’s presidential campaign. He is currently completing…

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Legislators from ten parliaments put the squeeze on Facebook – TechCrunch

The third meeting of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation and ‘Fake News’, a multi-nation body comprised of global legislators…

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Two Former Twitter Employees Caught Spying On Users For Saudi Arabia

Two former employees of Twitter have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the…

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Airbnb to ban ‘party houses’ in wake of Halloween shooting that left 5 dead – TechCrunch

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said Saturday the company will ban “party houses” and take other steps to safeguard hosts and…

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Twitter’s political ads ban is a distraction from the real problem with platforms – TechCrunch

Sometimes it feels as if Internet platforms are turning everything upside down, from politics to publishing, culture to commerce, and…

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Twitter is banning political ads – TechCrunch

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered…

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Twitter banning political ads is the right thing to do, so it will be attacked mercilessly – TechCrunch

Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey announced abruptly — though the timing was certainly not accidental — that the platform…

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Just 6% of U.S. adults on Twitter account for 73% of political tweets…and they disapprove of Trump – TechCrunch

A small number of prolific U.S. Twitter users create the majority of tweets, and that extends to Twitter discussions around…

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Facebook should ban campaign ads. End the lies. – TechCrunch

Permitting falsehood in political advertising would work if we had a model democracy, but we don’t. Not only are candidates…