Twitter Details Political Ads Ban, Issue Ads Allowed

BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Nov 15, 2019 The ban will also apply to nonpolitical ads from candidates, political parties and elected/appointed government officials. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Facebook Under Pressure to Follow Twitter Lead on Political Ads

MAE ANDERSON and RACHEL LERMAN / The Associated Press Oct 31, 2019 But CEO Mark Zuckerberg doubles down, saying Facebook is loath to interfere with political speech, after Twitter announces a ban on the ads. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Twitter Bans Political Ads Ahead of 2020 Election

RACHEL LERMAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Oct 30, 2019 This move sets it apart from Facebook, which continues to defend running paid political ads, even false ones, as a free speech priority. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mark Zuckerberg Faces Employee Backlash Over Political Ads

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Oct 29, 2019 The New York Times reports that 250 workers wrote a letter to the Facebook CEO complaining about politicians who “weaponize” the platform. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Illinois County Sues Facebook, Alleging Fraud

The Associated Press Mar 26, 2018 A lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court charges that Trump-affiliated political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica deceived the millions of Illinois Facebook users whose information it collected. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tech Companies Set to Testify on Russia’s Activity in Election

Mary Clare Jalonick / AP Oct 31, 2017 Twitter, Facebook and Google plan to tell Congress they have found additional evidence of Russian use of their services to influence the 2016 U.S. election. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Republican Ads: Careful Whom You Vote for in Iowa Because We’ll Tell Your Neighbors

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 1, 2014 The Republican National Committee has resorted to "vote shaming" Iowans with ludicrously misleading Facebook ads. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Election Ad Brings Out the Vaginal Probe

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 12, 2012 The medical instrument some Republican lawmakers want to be shoved up your vagina before you get an abortion is the star of North Carolina state Senate candidate Deb Butler's latest attack ad on her GOP opponent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dark Money Group Told IRS It Wouldn’t Be Political—Then Spent $1 Million on Campaign Ads

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica Oct 6, 2012 The Government Integrity Fund, which has spent money on ads attacking Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), told the IRS last year it did not plan to spend any money to influence elections when it applied for recognition of its tax-exempt status. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trevor Potter Talks Campaign Finance, Super PACs With Bill Moyers

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 24, 2012 The former Federal Election Commission chairman sits down with the "Moyers & Company" host to discuss the November ballot, the need to reform the campaign finance system and his well-known appearances on "The Colbert Report." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Get Real

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Aug 20, 2012 Dig deeper

Attack Ads

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Aug 19, 2012 Dig deeper