Online ads still vulnerable to manipulation in US election Online political ads are still vulnerable to manipulation in this year's U.S. electionOlder men in Arkansas might see a close-up photo of President Donald Trump pumping his fist in the air, along with a message asking them to donate $30 to his campaign for a Super Bowl commercial. Google this month began limiting U.S. advertisers’ ability to target political ads beyond broad categories such as sex, age and postal code. Since the last presidential election, tech companies have considered many questions: Should they allow political ads at all? In November, CEO Jack Dorsey announced the site would reject all political ads from its platform worldwide. Even smaller platforms, including TikTok and Pinterest, have been forced to confront the issue by banning political ads entirely, as has the Microsoft-owned LinkedIn.

Source: ABC News January 31, 2020 08:03 UTC