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Twitter bans all political ads because they can ‘influence votes'

31 October 2019

Highly targeted political adverts give politicians who use them an unfair advantage, says Twitter, so the social media firm is banning them on its platform

Facebook bans hundreds of accounts linked to Russia and Iran

22 August 2018

Ahead of the US mid-term elections in November, Facebook has taken down accounts linked with Russia and Iran for engaging in misleading political behaviour

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Twitter bans all political ads because they can ‘influence votes'

Facebook bans hundreds of accounts linked to Russia and Iran

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