{"id":48510,"date":"2018-11-24T22:25:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T22:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=48510"},"modified":"2018-11-24T22:25:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T22:25:17","slug":"google-to-scrutinise-political-ads-before-eu-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/google-to-scrutinise-political-ads-before-eu-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Google to scrutinise political ads before EU polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-48287\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Google-Android.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Google-Android.jpg 400w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Google-Android-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>In the run-up to European Union (EU) elections in May 2019, Google will introduce a EU-specific Election Ads Transparency Report and searchable ad library to provide more information about who is purchasing election ads, whom they\u2019re targeted to and how much money is being spent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In May 2019, up to 350 million voters across the EU will take to the Parliamentary polls to elect 705 Members of European Parliament (MEPs).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cTo support this democratic process, we\u2019re rolling out products and programmes to help people get the information they need to cast their votes,\u201d Lie Junius, Director, EU Public Policy and Government Relations, said in a blog post on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"alignleft quote-simple \"><p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script> <!-- Automatic size Responsive --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1234237307185872\" data-ad-slot=\"7381563475\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins> <script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Google will require ads that mention a political party, candidate or current officeholder, to make it clear to voters who are paying for the advertising.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe\u2019ll also introduce a new process to verify EU election advertisers to make sure they are who they say they are,\u201d Junius added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company will also work with campaigns, elections officials, journalists, human rights organisations and others across the EU to ensure the security of the online platforms that they depend on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFor the EU 2019 Parliamentary elections, we\u2019re offering in-person security training to the most vulnerable groups, who face increased risks of phishing attacks,\u201d said Google.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company will walking them through Google\u2019s Advanced Protection Programme and Project Shield, a free service that uses Google technology to protect news sites and free expression from DDoS attacks on the web.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cGoogle News Lab will collaborate with news organisations across all 27 countries to support online fact checking,\u201d said the company.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/google-to-scrutinise-political-ads-before-eu-polls\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the run-up to European Union (EU) elections in May 2019, Google will introduce a EU-specific Election Ads Transparency Report and searchable ad library to provide more information about who is purchasing election ads, whom they\u2019re targeted to and how much money is being spent. 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