In October 2019 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that his social media company would ban all political advertising. He stated that political messages on the platform should reach users through the recommendation of other users – not through paid reach. Proponents argue that social media companies don’t have the tools to stop the spread of false information since their advertising platforms aren’t moderated by human beings. Opponents argue that the ban will disenfranchise candidates and campaigns who rely on social media for grassroots organizing and fundraising.
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
Yes
@JonBSimConstitution2yrs2Y
Only smear campaigns.
Or banning local ads to regions. Tennesseans should not see ads for Wisconsin senators.
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
No
@JonBSimConstitution2yrs2Y
If Democrats control YouTube, they can censor all Republican ads.
If Republicans control YouTube, they could censor all Democrat ads.
@8MNZDP83yrs3Y
Not necessarily, but social media companies should receive many more regulations
This is an important topic but it is unclear if this should be solved by law. The appropriate application of law is probably via another channel, namely monopoly approaches.
@8M2N46D3yrs3Y
Yes, but by their own will. It shouldn't be up to the government.
@8FSLQPY4yrs4Y
No, it is an expression of free speech
@8KZ52SJ3yrs3Y
No, but they should be more intentional about their algorithms and balance of partisan representations
@9BQVKHK12mos12MO
Only if it spreads fake news or directly calls for violence
@VulcanMan6 12mos12MO
What about indirectly..?
@9BHS88K12mos12MO
Yes and ban social media
@8FDMGXN4yrs4Y
It should definitely be cut down quite a bit, there are too many ads on political candidates.
@8G86QHM4yrs4Y
No, but only ban ads that villainize the other candidate
@Patriot-#1776Constitution5mos5MO
Do not ban any ads. Otherwise you are regulating free speech
@9BRMRD312mos12MO
@8WC73KP3yrs3Y
No, but I would respect them more if they did
@8D499HR4yrs4Y
Yes, and ban all political advertising
@8ZC5JGP2yrs2Y
No, but I would respect them if they did
@8XX9SLN2yrs2Y
Regardless, social media companies are private
@8GB7G5H4yrs4Y
I believe they should have fact checkers, and block all political advertisements that do not contain fully truthful statements.
@8G9K2VM4yrs4Y
No but if they're going to allow them they should allow them from all of the different sides not just from one specific party
@8WFLKTZ3yrs3Y
We should leave that up to the social media companies themselves to decide on the individual level.
@8WDQZXN3yrs3Y
Depending on the political advertisements, such as far left or far right propaganda that harm our current political sense.
@8NXSDN9Progressive3yrs3Y
No, but they should be completely unbiased
@8NXQSMG3yrs3Y
Advertising is important to the advertiser. The advertiser wouldn’t be unbiased as it wouldn’t be advertising what they are being payed to advertise.
@mechanicalloser2wks2W
I believe that social media companies have a responsibility to ensure that political advertising is truthful, promotes healthy democratic engagement, and does not harm the social fabric.
@9L74FFC3wks3W
Not ban, but it should be firmly regulated. All ads of that nature should be clearly labeled as political in nature, and their source should be clearly identified and removed if the ad is clear misinformation.
@8S6497N3yrs3Y
That should be the companies choice.
@8DC23984yrs4Y
No, its freedom of speech
@8YN3JPZ2yrs2Y
@8CL2ZYG4yrs4Y
No but they should Crack down on misinformation.
@9F9YKKQ7mos7MO
No, but there should be more age restrictions on social media apps
@9F7J47WLibertarian7mos7MO
This is not a political question
@8QY44BH3yrs3Y
@8Q8HGW7Libertarian3yrs3Y
Social Media companies are pirate, and should not be regulated by the government.
@8Q6N8HY3yrs3Y
No, but people should have the option to opt out of political advertisements
@8PCV2LZ3yrs3Y
It should be their choice
@8J592RQ4yrs4Y
No, but they should limit it.
@8FJF2ZZLibertarian4yrs4Y
No, violation of free speech
@8FGY5ZHIndependent4yrs4Y
Up to the social media company.
@8CFSZKHIndependent4yrs4Y
No, but it should be heavily regulated
Ban paid political advertising, but allow users of social media to give their opinions on politics.
@99MFTPG1yr1Y
Yes, and nationalize Big Tech
@99G5BWC1yr1Y
No, just ban targeted advertising.
@955CH65Republican2yrs2Y
They are private companies. That is up to them.
@944KVDMRepublican2yrs2Y
They are private companies, let them decide.
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