Twitter is banning political ads – but the real battle for democracy is with Facebook and Google
- Written by Johan Lidberg, Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
Twitter should get credit for its sensible move, but the microblogging company is tiny compared to Facebook and Google.ShutterstockFinally, some good news from the weirdo-sphere that is social media. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced that, effective November 22, the microblogging platform will ban all political advertising – globally.
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