European Union Does Not Fear New Political Ad Rules Impacting Brands Despite introducing new tougher rules around political advertising across Europe this week, policymakers do not fear any overreaching negative impact upon commercial advertisers and their messaging. Following a consultation, the European Union (EU) has this week released its new rules for political advertising to
Snapchat, VMLY&R Use AR to Encourage Gen Z to Vote in Local UK Elections Snapchat and VMLY&R have joined forces to encourage Gen Z users to vote in the U.K. local council elections on May 6. The partnership created "Speech to Street," which features a Snapchat AR Lens acting as a political platform for users.
Facebook’s Political and Issue Ad Policies, Transparency Tools Added to 32 Countries Facebook is bringing its political and issue ad policies and transparency tools to 32 more countries, effective in mid-March. The social network said in a blog post that the policies and tools are being added in Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia,
Twitter Rolls Out Search Prompt Triggered by Keywords About 2020 Census Twitter teamed up with the U.S. Census Bureau to debut a new prompt that will appear when users search for keywords associated with the 2020 Census. The search prompt is available on Android, iOS and mobile.twitter.com in the U.S., in English and Spanish, and
4 Senators Urge Twitter to Ban Leaders of Regime in Iran Four U.S. senators sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey urging Twitter to ban leaders of the current regime in Iran from using its services. Twitter declined to comment. The letter was signed by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz
Trump and Bloomberg’s Super Bowl Ads Rated as Effective The Super Bowl pitted President Donald Trump and Democrat Mike Bloomberg against one another: each candidate with big budgets to spend on political advertising, each taking his candidacy to the Big Game. Both politicians ultimately used that platform last night to focus on messaging centered on
Democratic Candidate Michael Bloomberg’s Super Bowl Ad Showcases Gun Control In the ongoing tit-for-tat between billionaires running for president, the Michael Bloomberg campaign released its much-awaited Super Bowl ad this morning. The ad, which addressed gun control, is the presidential hopeful's latest commercial after several weeks of running ads in battleground states, like Ohio, Pennsylvania
How 10 of America’s Biggest Brands Divvy Up Their Donations to Democrats and Republicans Now that the winter holidays are over and the dregs of the New Year's champagne have been poured out, Americans have little choice but to turn their weary heads to this year's presidential race. And with the electorate more ideologically divided
Teen Vogue Flounders With Apparent Sponsored Content From Facebook Teen Vogue, the award-winning digital publication known for its transition from teenybopper fashion magazine to hard-hitting, youth-oriented news platform, became the target social media ire this morning after publishing a story about Facebook's efforts to "ensure the integrity of the 2020 election." The story was a
Ivanka Trump Speaks at CES About an Evolving Workforce in the US LAS VEGAS--Ivanka Trump, an adviser to her father, President Donald Trump, appeared onstage at CES today to discuss jobs, after the White House failed to make an appearance last year amid the longest shutdown in the nation's history. Trump addressed her efforts to
