Posted on 12/27/2019 6:37:40 PM PST by tcrlaf
As first reported by AdAge, Spotify said Friday it will pause political advertising early in 2020 on its ad-supported tier and its original and exclusive podcasts, saying it doesnt have the resources to properly vet such ads.
At this point in time, we do not yet have the necessary level of robustness in our processes, systems and tools to responsibly validate and review this content, the company said in a statement to The Verge. We will reassess this decision as we continue to evolve our capabilities.
Spotify does not offer ads on its platform outside the US. The company would not tell AdAge how much revenue its political ads generate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and the RNC have run ads on Spotify in the past.
Spotify joins other tech companies grappling with how to handle political advertising in the run-up to the 2020 election. In November, Twitter put into effect its political advertising ban, which forbids paid content referring to candidates, political parties, legislation, regulation, or ballot measures. Ads from political action committees and 501(c)(4) organizations also are prohibited on Twitter, but the platform allows cause-based advertising in some circumstances.
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What really bothers them, is the disgusting record the demoncRats have to run on.
Heck, what choice do they have other than to ban their records?
Not a one of them seems to have a record clean enough to be proud of.
Trump has the most cash for ads.
So leftist management refuses ads.
Shareholders should sue.
Bloomberg probably has the most cash. Regardless, the corporate media is doing everything in their power to elect a Democrat.
Seems like grounds here for the GOP to refusal donations from Big Tech and hang up on their lobbyists. That won’t be happening, of course, because the GOP is just fine with this censorship as long as Trump 2020 is the target.
Trump has the most cash for ads.
So leftist management refuses ads.
Shareholders should sue.
Correct. And the DNC has editorial control of Fake News. Pretty blatant attack on Trump 2002 here, IMO.
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Oh shucks, because spotify is the one place i go to to inform me of who i should vote for /s
Trump has a dozen ways to make end runs around this-—which less funded candidates do not have.
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