Report: Political ad bans did little to curb misinformation

A new report from Duke University analyzed the impact of Facebook, Google ad bans

During the 2020 election cycle, major technology and social media companies like Facebook, Google, and Twitter created a patchwork of policies prohibiting or restricting political advertising on their platforms. The stated intent of these political “ad bans” was to crack down on false or misleading information, and prohibit the kind of dirty tricks that…