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News Articles: political ads

Screenshot of one of the ads funded by FTW PAC. The goal is to convince Trump-leaning voters to stay home rather than vote in the 2024 election.

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  • Politics

Meet the Democrats using porn ads to convince Trump voters to stay home

Two friends launched a political action committee to run anti-Trump ads in perhaps the last untouched advertising market in politics: pornographic websites.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Susan Davis
Former President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally in Atlanta on Oct. 15. With the election in its closing weeks, Trump and other Republican candidates have been  focusing many of their campaign ads around the issue of transgender rights.

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  • Politics

GOP ads on transgender rights are dominating airwaves in the election's closing days

The ad spending, which includes at least $17 million by the Trump campaign, is part of a broader Republican strategy casting the Democratic Party as taking transgender rights to extremes.

October 19, 2024
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By:
  • Susan Davis
A person holds a smartphone as Tik Tok logo is displayed behind in this picture illustration taken November 7, 2019. Picture taken November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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  • Politics

Georgia House panel endorses bill to force social media political messenger disclosures

The state House Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously supported a bill Thursday requiring public disclosure of any content that political campaigns and candidates pay celebrities and other social media influencers to post.

February 09, 2024
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney instructs potential jurors during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday, May 2, 2022, to look into the actions of former President Donald Trump and his supporters who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Challenge to state abortion law; Lindsey Graham appeals to SCOTUS; new ad spending

Monday on Political Rewind: A challenge to the state’s abortion law heads to court today. The trial starts as more than 800,000 Georgians have already cast ballots. Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham appeals to the Supreme Court to avoid testifying in the special grand jury investigating the 2020 election.

 

October 24, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Governor Brian P. Kemp joined state and local emergency management officials, local leaders, and others in Savannah to provide an update on Tropical Storm Ian preparations and the state's planned response.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Gov. Kemp in Savannah ahead of Ian; Political ad spending reaches new heights

Thursday on Political Rewind: Gov. Kemp heads to Savannah ahead of #HurricaneIan. Plus, political ad spending reaches new heights. Meanwhile, the state election board works towards voters' confidence after the Coffee County breach.

 

September 29, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Stacey Abrams

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  • Politics

Stacey Abrams doubles down on support for sports betting

The Stacey Abrams’ campaign has released a series of 15-second and 30-second ads that focus on her support for allowing sports betting and casino gambling while lampooning Governor Brian Kemp for his opposition.

September 15, 2022
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  • Itoro Umontuen
Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Walker and Warnock will debate; Sen. Graham stuns GOP with federal abortion ban

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The debate stage is set for Herschel Walker and Sen. Raphael Warnock. The long-awaited matchup is the first time Walker will face an opponent since announcing his candidacy. Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham stuns Republicans by proposing a federal abortion ban.

September 14, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Democrat Stacey Abrams and Gov. Brian Kemp

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: New poll shows split-ticket dynamic; Walker tackles race; Queen Elizabeth II dies

Friday on Political Rewind: In eight weeks, Georgians will cast their votes in the midterms. Our panel checks in on down-ballot races. Plus, former ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley arrived to campaign for Kemp and Walker. Meanwhile, Warnock's new ad focuses on Walker's hesitancy to debate.

 

September 09, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Facebook cut off access to NYU researchers studying political ads and COVID-19 misinformation, saying their work violated its terms of service.

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  • Technology

NYU Researchers Were Studying Disinformation On Facebook. The Company Cut Them Off

Facebook disabled the academics' accounts and blocked their access to its platform, saying they had violated its terms of service by collecting data about political ads.

August 05, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
n this June 3, 2017, file photo, the coal-fired Plant Scherer, one of the nation's top carbon dioxide emitters, stands in the distance in Juliette, Ga.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: On Earth Day, Reflections On Climate Change — And What Needs To Happen Next

Today is Earth Day, an annual celebration of the place we call home. But that home is under threat, as man-made carbon emissions and other pollutions reek havoc with our environment and climate. 

April 22, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
COVID-19 ads that Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl planned to run on Facebook got caught in the social network's ban on political advertising.

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  • Technology

Mask Up! How Public Health Messages Collide With Facebook's Political Ads Ban

Nearly two months after Election Day, Facebook still prohibits political ads. The ban is frustrating some elected leaders who say it makes it harder to get out information about the pandemic.

December 24, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
An illustration of a series of television sets with blue and red stylized photos of American flags.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Political Spending In Georgia Skyrockets Ahead Of Senate Runoffs

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Advertising spending on Georgia’s two U.S. Senate runoff elections is reaching mind-boggling heights, and Georgia Republicans are growing more concerned about baseless claims of election malfeasance.

November 24, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
With more people voting by mail this year, Facebook and other social media companies are preparing for a potential delay in election results.

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  • Technology

Facebook Vows To Crack Down On Voter Intimidation In Election

The social network announced new measures to prevent misinformation, threats and confusion surrounding the election, but said it would let Donald Trump Jr's call for an 'army of poll watchers' stand.

October 09, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Google is the latest tech company to tighten its election-related policies ahead of November's vote.

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  • Technology

Google To Halt Political Ads After Polls Close, Amid Worries Over Delayed Results

The tech giant will not allow election-related ads in Search, on YouTube or any of its other properties, citing the likelihood of delayed election results.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond

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