Elections Canada puts Facebook, Google, other tech giants on notice over political ads GlobePolitics
A copy of the document obtained by The Globe and Mail says platforms that sell space for political ads on other websites will still have to comply with the law’s new requirement that the ad includes a visible link to a public registry that states who paid for them.It also states that platforms that decide not to sell space for any election ads – as Google Canada recently announced – will still have legal obligations, including monitoring their websites for potential violations.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said at a Group of Seven ministers’ meeting in France this month that efforts have probably been made already “by malign foreign actors to disrupt our democracy.” Describing it as a “painful” decision, Mr. McKay said Google Canada reached the conclusion that not accepting election ads would be the best way to comply with the new provisions of the Elections Act.The updated provisions are aimed at preventing anonymous individuals – including foreign actors – from influencing the Canadian election by paying to run ads via Google or on social-media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
A report released last week in the United States by special counsel Robert Mueller outlined in detail how forces aligned with the Russian government used social media to influence the 2016 presidential election in support of Donald Trump. The Russian practices included placing ads, creating false online personas that built up thousands of followers, and organizing political rallies. One of the rallies, in Pittsburgh on Oct.
The Elections Canada guidance document said political entities – such as parties or special-interest groups – that place ads online must provide all the information the platform needs to comply with the law’s registry provisions.
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