Disney’s Hulu To Begin Accepting Political Ads

Axios reports:

Disney on Wednesday confirmed to Axios that it would allow political issue ads — in addition to candidate ads — on Hulu’s streaming service, effective immediately, bringing Hulu’s ad policies to parity with Disney’s cable networks.

The change comes amid a controversy over Hulu’s decision to reject political issue ads around guns and abortions from Democratic groups. Those issues have become central to the Democrats’ midterm messaging, and Disney’s decision to reject the ads on Hulu prompted complaints of censorship.

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?Exclusive: @Hulu to begin accepting political issue ads, following controversy over its decision to reject political issue ads around guns and abortions from Democratic groups
— Decision beings Hulu’s ad policies to parity with @Disney‘s cable networkshttps://t.co/nvqV5xa3Om

— Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) July 27, 2022