Ads from McDonald’s will be ok. Ads for a living wage ... banned. Ads for gun magazines, ok. Ads for gun control... banned. Ads for banks, ok. Ads for bank regulation ... banned. Ads for insurance companies, ok. Ads for MFA... banned. https://t.co/NB7x45Ri9Q

— Jacob Montgomery (@Jacob_Montg) November 2, 2019

“In a sense, every ad for a brand or product is an advertisement for capitalism and consumerism, and Twitter is cool with that. But try to advertise for socialism, civil rights, or public goods and see how quickly you run afoul of the…” — @WillOremus https://t.co/QXg4eM56w5

— Sherri Spelic (@edifiedlistener) November 2, 2019

Twitter wasn't the first platform to ban political ads. LinkedIn, Pinterest & TikTok made the calculation that whatever benefits are to be gained from politicians paying to reach voters, they are outweighed by the drawbacks.@CaseyNewton https://t.co/80sMksl2Oh

— Scott Galloway (@profgalloway) October 31, 2019

This is quite literally the issue that WMATA has been litigating over for the past few years https://t.co/BTBdigJIoS

— Quinta "Pro Quo" Jurecic (@qjurecic) November 1, 2019

Twitter doesn't seem like the social media site that can pull off only selling ads for the status quo. Curious how a political ad ban on dissenting groups buying ads advocating against the same issues in corporate ads plays out for govt ads, especially before incumbent elections. https://t.co/C1ktl7CkTa

— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) November 1, 2019

For years platforms have grown through resisting definitions sharper than ‘content’ around the material they distribute , the reckoning around political advertising signals that this is changing...but it isn’t going to be easy https://t.co/N48bSoC77E

— emily bell (@emilybell) November 1, 2019

The problem with banning political advertising is that almost everything is political. I wrote about how Twitter’s widely applauded new policy could backfire: https://t.co/Js0rbSUOfy

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) November 1, 2019

Ads about climate change are political, Twitter says. But what about ads by oil companies, car companies, and steakhouses? They’re political too, in a sense—but not the sense that will get them banned. https://t.co/Js0rbSUOfy pic.twitter.com/JYztIylR2N

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) November 1, 2019

It’s almost like Zucks thought about this, and realized it’s impossible to ban political advertising since we’re in 2019 where everything is political. The controversy isn’t worth the 0.5% loss in revenue, cause the headache of what is or isn’t political will cost more. https://t.co/w8iwUkG9kN

— David Herrmann (@herrmanndigital) November 1, 2019

There are no easy answers when it comes to the questions of how social media companies should balance impact of free speech.

Twitter's ban of political ads which was lauded as easy answer has goal posts moved since argument now doing this hurts activistshttps://t.co/w8NUF44nsd

— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) November 2, 2019

Twitter’s Ban on Political Ads Will Hurt Activists, Labor Groups, and Organizers by @WillOremus https://t.co/DzHkM1oF8q // Seemingly simple and popular choices rarely represent a workable solution. Here are some of the issues.

— Steven Sinofsky (@stevesi) November 2, 2019

Roger Ford's recent article on targeting is very important here: https://t.co/cETrmJSlXa https://t.co/jgKrMVeQvH

— Rebecca Tushnet (@rtushnet) November 2, 2019

Very good read from @WillOremus. Twitter got itself a bunch of feel-good tweets & praises, but the road ahead on its political ad ban is anything but straightforward. Also reflects how fb's thinking is probably more evolved in this area. No easy solutions!https://t.co/0316vIuSyK pic.twitter.com/Fpy3KK6SJr

— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) November 2, 2019

"Twitter was not the first platform to ban political ads. It was preceded by LinkedIn, Pinterest, and TikTok, among others"https://t.co/6oukmN5VXp

— Fabio Chiusi (@fabiochiusi) October 31, 2019

Thoughtful piece by @WillOremus on the downsides of a complete ban on political ads. We need strong omnibus privacy law and consumer protection laws limiting manipulative micro targeting. @rcalo was prescient with his work on digital market manipulation https://t.co/cVhkK3nJmj

— Danielle Citron (@daniellecitron) November 2, 2019

"prioritizing commercial speech over political speech is itself a political stance, and not necessarily one that we should want our online communication platforms to take."
Tech will neither protect, nor save us, nor look out for our best interests. https://t.co/Q8iWoPAoNh

— Sherri Spelic (@edifiedlistener) November 2, 2019

Ads about climate change are political, Twitter says. But what about ads by oil companies, car companies, and steakhouses? They’re political too, in a sense—but not the sense that will get them banned. https://t.co/Js0rbSUOfy pic.twitter.com/JYztIylR2N

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) November 1, 2019

2. Also, as @WillOremus notes, Twitter's new policy will limit the ad buying power not just of politicians but political movements, including unions and environmentalists. But it won't hut their opponents. https://t.co/wGntwoQH4I

— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) November 1, 2019

And @WillOremus on Twitter's ban. https://t.co/DFfojdLl70 pic.twitter.com/i2VYuZGVE0

— LM Sacasas (@LMSacasas) November 2, 2019

There are no easy answers when it comes to the questions of how social media companies should balance impact of free speech.

Twitter's ban of political ads which was lauded as easy answer has goal posts moved since argument now doing this hurts activistshttps://t.co/w8NUF44nsd

— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) November 2, 2019

Twitter’s Ban on Political Ads Will Hurt Activists, Labor Groups, and Organizers https://t.co/7Gv3Rsf4Dk pic.twitter.com/o9zAF7qE2o

— Rich Tehrani (@rtehrani) November 2, 2019

Maybe, instead of debating the merits of commerical ads vs political ads, we should consider the possibility that ads themselves are the problem, and we should work to reduce their pervasive pollution of our digital and physical spaces. https://t.co/inAmh2IFVt

— Daniel Tunkelang (@dtunkelang) November 2, 2019

Very good read from @WillOremus. Twitter got itself a bunch of feel-good tweets & praises, but the road ahead on its political ad ban is anything but straightforward. Also reflects how fb's thinking is probably more evolved in this area. No easy solutions!https://t.co/0316vIuSyK pic.twitter.com/Fpy3KK6SJr

— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) November 2, 2019

This is worth reading and will (appropriately) complicate the debate about how social media platforms should deal with political ads. https://t.co/ZgzD8IuIzb

— Jameel Jaffer (@JameelJaffer) November 1, 2019

The problem with banning political advertising is that almost everything is political. I wrote about how Twitter’s widely applauded new policy could backfire: https://t.co/Js0rbSUOfy

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) November 1, 2019

Twitter’s political ads ban is a distraction from the real problem with platforms – TechCrunch https://t.co/YurymJqAx4

— Evan Kirstel at #xMed #SanDiego (@evankirstel) November 2, 2019

DORSEY on the rampage again- states by 11/22 *political/ *issue oriented Ads will be Banned??‍♀️ also Zuck off the rails states- any/all Political Ads to be posted

Twitter’s political ads ban is a distraction from the real problem with platforms – TechCrunch https://t.co/R2iYnJQeZx

— Wild West Mountainwoman (@WMountainwoman) November 2, 2019

Important question getting asked here: what is political?

Twitter’s political ads ban is a distraction from the real problem with platforms #cdnmedia https://t.co/LCE0cxaAhj

— Sherwin Arnott (@sherwinarnott) November 2, 2019

(Twitter) “has apparently decided climate change is a ‘political issue’ — and will therefore be banning ads about science. While, presumably, remaining open to taking money from big oil to promote their climate-polluting brands“

https://t.co/iaTz1d8K3H

— Engin Bozdag (@enginbozdag) November 2, 2019

Twitter’s political ads ban is a distraction from the real problem with platforms https://t.co/YjsuZZ42L1 in @TechCrunch pic.twitter.com/34FEZBYnRq

— HealthIT Policy (@HITpol) November 2, 2019

"So while banning political ads sounds nice it’s just a distraction. What we really need to shatter the black mirror platforms are holding against society (..) is to bring down a comprehensive privacy screen. No targeting against personal data" https://t.co/k0ynE1Or9I

— Fabio Chiusi (@fabiochiusi) November 3, 2019

Twitter’s political ads ban is a distraction from the real problem with platforms – TechCrunch #spdc https://t.co/77Rwbfl3vG

— Spencer Rayner (@spencerrayner) November 2, 2019

Interesting new @TechCrunch post by @riptari ?

Twitter’s political ads ban is a distraction from the real problem with platforms

Full post here: https://t.co/HN61KLKw2w

cc @sivavaid pic.twitter.com/Hy0EuTJ6YX

— Barrie Sander (@Barrie_Sander) November 2, 2019