Politico: Twitter Failing To Disclose Paid Political Ads

Politico reports:

 Twitter has failed to disclose some political ads running on its site since early March, according to a review of its activity by POLITICO. The lack of disclosure casts doubt on all of the political advertising data released by the platform and makes it hard to assess which groups are using Twitter to fundraise or sway voters ahead of 2024.

“Several of these social media companies have disclosure platforms that are imperfect, but at least somewhat useful, whereas Twitter is essentially non-disclosure masquerading as disclosure,” said Robert Maguire, a researcher with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

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Elon Musk took over Twitter last fall with a pledge of transparency for the social media giant — but so far political advertising on the platform has been anything but forthcoming.https://t.co/9rtTmsNRB8

— POLITICO (@politico) April 10, 2023