YouTube will run ads on smaller creators’ videos without paying them

Posted on 19/11/2020 by Engadget

Don’t be surprised if you start seeing ads on videos made by smaller YouTube creators. The video-sharing website has updated its Terms of Service, and it includes a new section that gives it the right to monetize videos from channels not big enough t...

Facebook and Google indefinitely extend their ban on political ads

Posted on 11/11/2020 by Engadget

With the fallout of the US presidential election set to rumble on for who knows how long, Facebook and Google's bans on political advertising are still in effect. The companies previously said their respective pauses on such ads would last for at lea...

Google will temporarily ban election ads after polls close

Posted on 27/10/2020 by Engadget

The presidential election is just a week away and the outcome may not be clear for a while amid an enormous surge in mail-in voting. To help reduce confusion and the spread of misinformation about the results, Google will temporarily ban all election...

Facebook turned down 2.2 million ads meant to interfere with US voting

Posted on 18/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Facebook really, really wants you to know it’s cracking down on attempts to interfere with voting in the 2020 US election. Global affairs VP Nick Clegg told Le Journal du Dimanche in an interview (via The Guardian and AFP) that Facebook had rejected...

Google reportedly plans to ban post-election day political ads

Posted on 25/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google will not run any election-related ads after polls for the US presidential election close on November 3rd, according to Axios. In an email obtained by the publication, the search giant warns advertisers they won’t be able to run ads “referencin...

Facebook will block ads claiming victory ahead of official results

Posted on 23/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Contrary to previous reports, a Facebook rep has confirmed that the social media site will not, in fact, allow ads claiming victory for either the Trump or Biden campaigns to run on election night. In a September 3rd blog post, Facebook’s Mark Zucker...

TikTok bans ads for fasting apps and weight loss supplements

Posted on 23/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

TikTok is introducing a new policy that cracks down on ads that “promote a harmful or negative body image.” The app’s new rules ban companies from advertising fasting apps and weight loss supplements. Advertisers also have to adhere to new, tougher r...

EA pulls ads from ‘UFC 4’ replays after widespread complaints

Posted on 06/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

EA’s UFC 4 is off to a rough start. The developer told Eurogamer it had removed commercials from the MMA game’s replays and overlays after many fans complained about the experience. These weren’t small, unintrusive promos — one commonly-cited example...

Facebook will ban new political ads in the week before US elections

Posted on 03/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Facebook has announced that it will block new political ads a week before US elections, as part of a new campaign to protect voting integrity. “I’m concerned about the challenges people could face when voting,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook...

Facebook will label ads from politically connected publications

Posted on 11/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

With the 2020 presidential election coming up, Facebook is introducing a new policy that will require US-based publications connected with political parties, PACs and politicians to disclose their affiliation when they buy political ads.Facebook will...

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