Alphabet Inc's Google will stop giving advertisers the ability to target election ads using data such as public voter records and general political affiliations, the company said in a blog post on November 20.The move coincides with pressure on social media platforms over their handling of political advertising ahead of the U.S. presidential election in 2020.Google said it would limit audience targeting for election ads to age, gender and general location at a postal code level. Political advertisers also can still contextually target, such as serving ads to people reading about a certain topic.Previously, verified political advertisers could also target ads using data gleaned from users' behavior, such as search actions, that categorized them as left-leaning, right-leaning or independent. They could also upload data such as voter file lists to target ads to a lookalike audience which exhibited similar behaviors to those in the data.‘Importance of shared trust’ Google will … [Read more...] about Google bars elections ads from using political leanings, voter data
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Bolivia’s interim gov’t submits bill to Congress to call for elections
Video PlayerClose LA PAZ, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's Jeanine Anez, leader of the interim government supported by the opposition, presented a bill to the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that calls for new elections. The bill also calls for the creation of a new Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to oversee the process. Anez, a conservative lawmaker, declared herself interim president after President Evo Morales and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera resigned more than a week ago, following anti-government protests and a military coup. The protests were sparked by Morales' re-election to a fourth term in the Oct. 20 elections, with the opposition refusing to accept the results issued by the existing TSE. Interim Justice Minister Alvaro Coimbra said the bill submitted to lawmakers has "three main objectives," which were recommended by the Organization of American States and the European Union, namely, declaring the results of the Oct. 20 elections null and void, calling for new … [Read more...] about Bolivia’s interim gov’t submits bill to Congress to call for elections
‘Most Corrupt President in Modern History’: At Debate, Democrats Agree Trump Must be Impeached
Atlanta: The Democratic presidential debate opened Wednesday night with the candidates agreeing that President Donald Trump should be impeached. "The president broke the law again and again and again," Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in the event's opening minutes. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Trump "puts his own private interests" ahead of the country's and "this is wrong." Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders called Trump "the most corrupt president in modern history" but added, "We cannot simply be consumed by Donald Trump" or the Democratic Party will lose the election. He said Democrats instead should focus on the needs of working people. Such broad agreement was unlikely to last, though. Pete Buttigieg's rise in the primary makes him a prime target as the four candidates now bunched at the top seek to distinguish themselves with less than three months until voting begins. The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has gained significant ground in recent months in Iowa, … [Read more...] about ‘Most Corrupt President in Modern History’: At Debate, Democrats Agree Trump Must be Impeached
Maharashtra Governor had denied Congress opportunity to stake claim to form government
New Delhi: Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari denied the Congress with 44 legislators an opportunity to stake claim to form government because he felt it was almost impossible for the party, unless, of course, "illegal and unconstitutional means are adopted". In a report to the President recommending the central rule, Koshyari said he didn't want to see the 'misadventure' of a floor test. He took decision on November 12 to prevent possibilities of horse-trading and corruption to garner support by parties. "Moreover, I am alive to the fact that in case of such a misadventure of having a floor test there are eminent possibilities of horse-trading, corruption and other illegal means being adopted by concerned persons to garner support, which in my view must be ruled out under any circumstances and at any cost. "In this regard, the developments on the eve of the aforesaid election of shifting prominent political leaders from one party to another can't simply be overlooked," the Governor's … [Read more...] about Maharashtra Governor had denied Congress opportunity to stake claim to form government
Decision to derecognise NCP, TMC, CPI as national parties deferred by ECI
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