Google has remained quiet while the leaders of Facebook and Twitter take heat for their positions on political ads.
about Joe Biden's activity in Ukraine. YouTube and Twitter also ran the ad but dodged the heavy criticism.
A Google spokesperson said that the company doesn't have "special exceptions" for political ads and that all ads that run on its platform have to comply with its ads policies. The spokesperson wouldn't say whether that meant political ads are fact-checked to ensure compliance with , which doesn't allow ads that "intend to deceive users," and wouldn't explain why the Trump campaign's Biden ad didn't violate these policies.and other politicians are less visible there than on Facebook or Twitter, where they send constant messages — true or not — to their supporters and followers. Those sites are driven by news feeds that cater to political groups who can mask their paid messages and make them appear to be actual news.
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC.But just because politicians aren't talking as much about Google, that doesn't mean they're not spending on the site. The Trump Make America Great Again Committee is the largest political advertiser on Google, having paid $8.23 million, according to the company.
In total, Google has received at least $121.9 million for 167,901 political ads in the U.S. since May 31, 2018, according to the company's "transparency report" on its
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