On Friday, Google announced that it will temporarily halt all political ads directly following Election Day in order to prevent premature claims that a candidate has won. Several states usually allow extended deadlines for mail-in ballots to be counted in the days following the November election. However, roughly 20 states are granting mail-in ballot extensions this year in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Swing states such as Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, and Pennsylvania will all accept postmarked ballots that arrive after polls close. So, election night may not give voters a clear idea of the presidential winner, as it has in the past. In an email, Google said the new policy will prevent ads that reference a political candidate or election results in order to avoid confusion, Axios first reported on Friday.
Facebook announced earlier this week that it will also suspend political ads following the election to prevent premature declarations of a winner. But Facebook is taking it one step further by stopping all new election ads the week prior to Election Day. “Facebook will be rejecting political ads that claim victory before the results of the 2020 election have been declared,” Facebook spokesman Andy Stone tweeted Wednesday.
Google did not say how long its ad block will be in place across platforms, including YouTube, but reportedly said advertisers should expect the ban for at least a week. Following the first seven days, Google officials will review the political situation on a weekly basis and examine how long it is expected to take for all ballots to be counted.
However, some states, including Michigan, granted up to two weeks following the close of polls on November 3 for mail-in ballots to be counted. This suggests that several states could be counting ballots until the end of November.
Yahoo is also blocking all comments to their posted articles to seemingly promote website harmony according to what’s is posted.
Who cares? We are all sick of all the lies in the political ads, especially by the Bidens. Google is playing God again and thinks human beings are idiots. They do not want to be kind, loving or forgiving, Instead they are evil and should be put to death.
Is there another search engine ? Can’t wait misdirecting my inquiry to their buddies, making up truths on whims. NEED to BE LIKE A LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF!!!! The Light flickering.
SHORT IN SWITCH Time to REPLACE THEM
DeVon