⏰TikTok says it's not taking political ads.
- They're not the first to reject them.
- WMATA (DC's metro authority) has rejected political ads for years.
- But an interesting call given the hell its competitors have gone through trying to police them. https://t.co/EGHc5AUJlx

— Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) October 3, 2019

In a new blog post, TikTok makes plain that — unlike its competitor Facebook — it doesn’t take political advertising of any sort. https://t.co/ryQBtBtyh4

— Nancy Scola (@nancyscola) October 3, 2019

Your loss world. Political ads on TikTok would have been hilarious as candidates tried hard to be cool. Reminiscent of 2016 efforts by candidates on @Snapchat. https://t.co/53A8BIV83f

— Lee C Dunn (@LeeCDinDC) October 3, 2019

Let's see if Facebook copies this from TikTok too https://t.co/9943vCiwSe

— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) October 3, 2019

Tiktok's internal policies are both weird and terriblehttps://t.co/jKy15j7eUf pic.twitter.com/pEyxxDfQFS

— Masque of the Red Death (@doctorow) October 3, 2019

And if you don't know much about how the CCP manages social media you very easily can see news like this and be like "oh hey this news is kinda good", viz ?https://t.co/NGxIeYfHBP

— Matt Schrader (@tombschrader) October 4, 2019

TikTok opts out of paid political advertising entirely - https://t.co/JsAar77gmB

— Brandon J. Huffman (@brandonjhuffman) October 4, 2019

So TikTok has banned 'political' ads on its platform. Leaving aside what's 'political'--as well as concerns that TikTok may be censoring plain-old non-advertorial content--this is concerning because it represents the de facto spread of CCP-defined norms https://t.co/UFVwTO2l4p

— Matt Schrader (@tombschrader) October 4, 2019

1st Oct: Elizabeth Warren says she'll investigate and regulate Facebook, & break it up if necessary

Zuckerberg: I'll "go to the mat and fight" Warren

5th Oct: FB 'quietly' stops its ban on political campaigns making false claims

Coincidence, I'm sure...https://t.co/mF62Oz2M5E

— Liberal_Leigh ?️ ? ?? #FBPE #StopBrexit (@Liberal_Leigh) October 5, 2019

Facebook to permit political lying during UK general electionhttps://t.co/VsmfbVwLKf

— Peter Oborne (@OborneTweets) October 4, 2019

@OpenRightsGroup , @guardiantech , @ajhdock @GdnPolitics @jimkillock @mattr3 https://t.co/YqsXog5z98

This article is misleading and incorrect.

Let me explain why:

— Pascal Crowe (@PascalCrowe) October 5, 2019

Is this tacit acknowledgement that many politicians would never be elected if they couldn't lie? https://t.co/Uhil35MAix

— ?? Wobbley Bobbley ??????? (@wobbley_bobbley) October 4, 2019

Scratching my head about this. I cannot think of a realm where information integrity is more important. Why!?https://t.co/bbHjIGvLgN

— Delip Rao (@deliprao) October 5, 2019

Facebook exempts political ads from ban on making false claims https://t.co/4wPnWcfZXw

— Anti-Fascism & Far Right ? (@FFRAFAction) October 5, 2019

In another super bendy ethics move “Facebook exempts political ads from ban on making false claims”. https://t.co/W9ekHsWePi

— Em (@EmLindley) October 5, 2019

Just in time to make $400 million off King Mangowanker and his GOP cabal. Get ready to be snowed under by lies and MORE LIES. https://t.co/G5LWYJ1MXY

— William Donelson (@donelson52) October 5, 2019

"There is no acceptable reason to give politicians free rein to lie and manipulate the public in political ads. We are disappointed by @facebook's policy reversal, and to make matters worse, its attempt to sweep it under the rug last week." @rashadrobinson https://t.co/45EGUnlMbO

— ColorOfChange.org (@ColorOfChange) October 4, 2019

Not good enough, #Facebook! Political ads free to make #false claims. New policy declares #opinion pieces & satire ineligible for verification, including any website/page “with the primary purpose of expressing the opinion or agenda of a political figure” https://t.co/fvch0RsmsX

— RemainAlliance ?????? #ABTV (@AllianceRemain) October 4, 2019

Very disappointing - Facebook exempts political ads from ban on making false claims @UKEUchallenge #StopBrexit https://t.co/cWk34u8l4x

— BremainInSpain #FBPE (@BremainInSpain) October 5, 2019

Tiktok bans political and advocacy advertising from its platform https://t.co/qLwuf05Dka

— chantal (@chantalkreviaz) October 4, 2019

Tiktok bans political and advocacy advertising from its platform https://t.co/kAm7MAoAIQ via @nbcnews

— Eliot Higgins (@EliotHiggins) October 4, 2019

Tech giants, TV networks, and even transit companies are all struggling to figure out how to managing political ads ahead of the 2020 election. https://t.co/L4dTSGSdYB

— Axios (@axios) October 4, 2019

?Political ads become 2020 flashpoint https://t.co/xSPzxmWb0U

— Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) October 4, 2019