Google is suspending all advertising connected to Ireland's abortion referendum as part of moves to protect "election integrity," the company announced Wednesday. The prohibition on ads connected to the Irish vote applies to both Google and YouTube, which the company owns. Google's statement followed Facebook's decision Tuesday to ban foreign advertisements around the abortion referendum, which has drawn worries about the influence of North American groups. Anti-abortion groups based in the United States are among the organizations that have bought online ads in Ireland during the referendum campaign. Lawless said he had concerns about some of the online advertising from both sides in the referendum campaign.

Source: ABC News May 09, 2018 13:12 UTC