Ahead of EU Vote, Google Unveils New Policy for Election Ads
- Like Facebook, Google to publish info about EU political ads
- Changes come ahead of European Union elections in May 2019
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Google said it will roll out new policies in Europe to provide more transparency around political ads, ahead of European Union elections in the spring.
The announcement Thursday by the Alphabet Inc. division follows a year of intense global scrutiny over how popular internet services were used to spread misinformation during elections. A lack of disclosure about who pays for political ads has been a particular sore point.