As November elections approach, here’s where Democrats, Republicans and Independents are shopping and getting their news. Chris Wood on March 8, 2024 Marketers are engaging very different consumers depending on their political affiliation. How consumers vote informs several other behaviors, including where they shop and how they consume media. And the distinction isn’t only between … Continue reading Political polarization reflected in voters’ shopping, media habits
By Zachary Petit INSURRECTION. That is the title of the first chapter in Edel Rodriguez’s graphic memoir, Worm. Rodriquez, an artist whose work has appeared on the covers of Time, The New Yorker, and many other publications, has established himself as the leading visual chronicler of the Trump era. Given the fact that Trump … Continue reading The most famous political illustrator of our time tells his own story
Political campaigns must clearly state when AI-generated images and audio have been used from November. Nicola Agius on September 7, 2023 Google will soon require political ads to disclose when AI-generated images, videos and audio have been used. Political ads using artificial intelligence be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been … Continue reading Google to make political ads disclose AI content
The platform is reversing the decision of former CEO, Jack Dorsey, as part of its “commitment to free speech.” Nicola Agius on August 30, 2023 X, formerly known as Twitter, is lifting its ban on political advertising in the US. The Elon Musk-owned platform famously banished political ads back in 2019 when former CEO Jack … Continue reading X (Twitter) marks its spot by bringing back political ads
OpenAI is using GPT-4 to build an AI-powered content moderation system The company says humans should still be involved in the moderation process. Kris Holt Contributing Reporter Tue, Aug 15, 2023 ASSOCIATED PRESS Content moderation has been one of the thorniest issues on the internet for decades. It’s a difficult subject matter for anyone to … Continue reading ChatGPT is easily exploited for political messaging despite OpenAI’s policies
The Impact Of Xandr’s Political Ad Ban: Mostly Symbolic by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, August 4, 2023 I had an interesting conversation with digital political media-buying expert Grace Briscoe on the impact of Xandr’s decision to ban political advertisers from its platform, and the bottom line is depending on how far the Microsoft digital advertising unit … Continue reading The Impact Of Xandr’s Political Ad Ban: Mostly Symbolic
A New Political Media Acronym Worth Thinking About: AIGD by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, July 14, 2023 As watchdogs, regulators and pundits debate the impact artificial intelligence will have on political campaigns — and outcomes — I would suggest they shift from a future tense, to what’s already going on. I mean, it’s right there, albeit … Continue reading A New Political Media Acronym Worth Thinking About: AIGD
YouTube Reverses Misinformation Policy, Cites Political Balance by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 2, 2023 YouTube has reversed a decision it made three years ago to ban videos claiming former President Trump won the U.S. presidential election in 2020. The company on Friday announced it will stop removing content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, … Continue reading YouTube Reverses Misinformation Policy, Cites Political Balance
Will Advertisers Be Impacted By YouTube’s Reversal Of Political Ad Policies? by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 3, 2023 Advertisers may wonder how the reversal of YouTube’s decision to take down content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, errors or glitches occurred in the 2020 or other elections will impact ad-placement decisions. The change, which … Continue reading Will Advertisers Be Impacted By YouTube’s Reversal Of Political Ad Policies?
YouTube Reverses Misinformation Policy, Cites Political Balance by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 2, 2023 YouTube has reversed a decision it made three years ago to ban videos claiming former President Trump won the U.S. presidential election in 2020. The company on Friday announced it will stop removing content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, … Continue reading YouTube Reverses 2020 Misinformation Policy In U.S., Citing Political Balance
