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  • Palo Alto, California, USA - January 02, 2018: Googleplex office in Silicon Valley. Huge Google sign, Android robot sculpture and main Google office.

    Google reportedly allowed ads that spread mail-in voting misinformation

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    Ann Smajstrla
    Ann Smajstrla
    08.28.2020

    Google is allowing ads that show misleading information regarding voting by mail, The Washington Post reported. Now, some are questioning the ad policies and whether Google is prepared to respond to election-related misinformation. In Texas, for example, there are not distinct processes for absentee voting and voting by mail.

  • Mountain View, California, USA - March 28, 2018: Google sign at Google's headquarters in Silicon Valley. Google is an American technology company.

    Google tightens its ad misinformation policies ahead of the election

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    Ann Smajstrla
    Ann Smajstrla
    07.31.2020

    Google has announced it’s strengthening its ad policy in an attempt to counter inaccurate information ahead of the November election. Under the policy changes, advertisers who work together to conceal their identities and distribute misinformation and those who use illegally obtained information will be banned on Google and YouTube, said Google spokeswoman Charlotte Smith. "Over the past few years, we’ve introduced political ads safeguards to prevent foreign interference, limit targeting, and increase transparency in the election ads users see,” Smith said in a statement.