Google confirms post-Election Day political ad ban, partners with AP on election results

Google confirms post-Election Day political ad ban, partners with AP on election results

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/27/google-confirms-post-election-day-political-ad-ban-partners-with-ap-on-election-results/

Google today announced several updates related to how it’s helping direct people to the polls, provide election results, and help people access real-time election news across its platforms and services, like Search, Assistant and YouTube. The company said it will again partner with the Associated Press (AP) to deliver authoritative information on election results on both Google Search and Assistant. It also confirmed earlier reports that it won’t run political ads on its platform after the polls close on November 3.

Axios had first reported on Google’s plans to ban political ads after election day, citing an email sent to advertisers. The email had told advertisers they would not be able to run ads “referencing candidates, the election, or its outcome, given that an unprecedented amount of votes will be counted after election day this year.”