Facebook political ad ban drives Georgia political partisanship
P artisan content quickly replaced news coverage when Facebook turned off a ban on political and social issue advertising in Georgia, USA, according to The Markup . Having banned political sponsored advertising to minimise misinformation during the 2021 US presidential elections, Facebook turned off the feature before Georgians headed to the polls to vote on a run-off for two Senator seats. The finding prompted researchers to express concerns about the power of Facebook's platform in a political context, the ease with which misinformation and disinformation can be weaponised, and the difficulty in understanding their impacts without meaningful access to its system. System 🤖 Facebook Ads Manager 🔗 Documents 📃 Facebook (2020). An Update on the Georgia Runoff Elections Facebook (2020). An Update on the Georgia Runoff Elections for Advertisers Operator: Meta/Facebook Developer: Meta/Facebook Country: USA Sector: Politics Purpose: Manage advertising process Technology: Advertising management system; M achine learning Issue: Mis/disinformation Investigations, assessments, audits 🧐 The Markup (2021). In Georgia, Facebook’s Changes Brought Back a Partisan News Feed The Markup ( 2021). Citizen Browser Georgia data
- Date it happened
- 2021-01-01
- Organisation involved
- Product, system or model
- Facebook Ads Manager
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