Google bars elections ads from using political leanings, voter data

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Google bars elections ads from using political leanings, voter data

Curtails ability of advertisers to segment and target.

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 Wednesday. The move comes at a time when social media platforms are under pressure over their ...

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