Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 14, 2021 – International News
Google on Wednesday informed its advertising partners that from January 14, its platforms will block all political advertising, as well as any related to the storming of the Capitol in the United States.
According to the publication with reference to the letter, the motivation for such a step is “after the unprecedented events of last week and on the eve of the upcoming inauguration of the president.”
“Advertisers will not be able to post any political announcements or advertisements that ‘refer to candidates, elections, their results, the upcoming presidential inauguration, the ongoing presidential impeachment process, violence in the US Capitol or future planned protests on these topics,” the email said. , which cites the publication.
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Prohibitions on political advertising are designed to prevent confusion and misinformation related to very important events, the publication explains. Google says a “limited version” of its “sensitive events” policy took effect after the Capitol events on January 6.
Google lifted the ban on campaign advertising in December after the November 3 election and on the eve of the second round of elections in Georgia.
On January 6, during the approval of the results of the US election in Congress – in the Capitol, there were unprecedented for American history riots during the storming of the building by Trump supporters.
A group of supporters of the US Republican leader stormed the Capitol building on January 6 after a rally in Washington, DC, where a joint session of the US House of Representatives was taking place. They were to approve Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election. The meeting was adjourned, and Capitol police evacuated members of Congress from the building. Five people were killed and 52 were arrested.
