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'Hindi mababaw 'yung dahilan': Go says up to Duterte to accept ABS-CBN apology

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 08:38 PM

ABS-CBN's airing of an attack ad in 2016 and the non-airing of President Duterte's own political ads at the local level are the reasons why President Duterte is mad at the network, Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go said on Monday.  Read more »

‘Hubris’: Palace says ABS-CBN should have apologized to Duterte long ago

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 05:18 PM

ABS-CBN should have long apologized to President Rodrigo Duterte for its failure to air all of his political advertisements ahead of the 2016 elections, Malacañang said Monday as it criticized the TV network over its supposed excessive pride. Read more »

ABS-CBN chief says all Duterte national pol ads aired

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 12:17 AM

ABS-CBN Corp. chief Carlo L. Katigbak answered publicly for the first time the accusation of President Duterte that the broadcast network swindled him after it allegedly failed to air his ads in the 2016 elections.  Read more »

Go questions airing of anti-Duterte ad in ABS-CBN franchise hearing

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 01:36 PM

Sen. Bong Go on Monday questioned ABS-CBN Corp's decision to air a negative campaign advertisement against President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016, as a Senate panel tackled issues hounding the media company's license to operate. Read more »

Facebook keeps policy protecting political ads

Mike Isaac and Cecilia Kang, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 10 08:50 AM

The stance put Facebook, the most important digital platform for political ads, at odds with some of the other large tech companies, which have begun to put new limits on political ads. Read more »

Spotify to skip political ads in 2020

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 28 04:50 AM

Online music giant Spotify on Friday said that it would suspend political advertising in early 2020, becoming the latest digital giant to act on concerns over disinformation ahead of the US election. Read more »

Twitter to ban political ads

Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 31 09:00 AM

Twitter Inc. will ban political advertising on its platform next month, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday, as social media platforms face pressure to block attempts to steer elections with false information.   Read more »

Privacy group says tech giants not delivering on political ads pledges

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 09:25 AM

Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet's Google have failed to provide adequate transparency for global users around political advertising on their services, a privacy advocacy group said on Tuesday. Read more »

Award-winning director Pepe Diokno gives dad Chel‘s campaign a makeover

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 05:12 PM

TAAL, Batangas - Multi-awarded director Pepe Diokno has been lauded for his films and viral commercials, but his latest project may be the 31-year-old creative’s most important work yet: the senatorial campaign of his 57-year-old dad, Chel or Jose Manuel.  Read more »

Discount on political ads won't benefit poorer candidates - poll watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 03:19 PM

A law giving election candidates additional discounts on political ads will only benefit those with a substantial campaign kitty, poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) said Sunday.   Read more »

Lawmakers eye bigger discounts for political ads on TV, radio

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 02:08 AM

Lawmakers are eyeing bigger discounts for political ads on TV, radio and print through an amendment of the Fair Election Act.  Read more »

US senator to query Facebook about report on treatment of critics

David Morgan, Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 07:59 AM

A Democratic US senator said on Thursday she will ask Facebook Inc and the Justice Department about a media report that the company hired an outside firm to attack critics, warning that such action could raise campaign finance issues. Read more »

Despite restrictions, digital spending hits record in US midterms

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 11:13 AM

Even as online platforms tightened rules for political ads, digital spending set new records in the 2018 US midterm elections and appears poised for further growth in 2020.  Read more »

Exxon, Ben & Jerry's among buyers of $256M in political ads on Facebook

Munsif Vengattil and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 12:10 PM

Little data is typically published on specific companies' online ad spending, but Facebook's increased transparency about political activity on its service has opened a trove of details ahead of elections on Nov. 6. Read more »

Facebook to say who pays for UK political adverts

Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 07:59 AM

Facebook said on Tuesday that it would require British political adverts posted on its pages to carry disclaimers and identity flags, in an attempt to crack down on the spread of misinformation. Read more »

Facebook exec promises UK lawmakers overhaul for political ads

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 02:36 AM

Facebook will introduce new measures to improve transparency around advertising and politics in Britain, an executive said on Thursday, as he faced criticism from British lawmakers over a data scandal. Read more »

Facebook to verify identities, require labels for political ads

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 19 06:43 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - Facebook announced Friday it will require political ads on its platform to state who is paying for the message and would verify the identity of the payer, in a bid to curb outside election interference.   Read more »

Congress seeks stricter regulation of political ad rates

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 07:26 PM

A congressional committee will consolidate 2 bills in a move that seeks to cap advertising rates on political advertisements. Read more »

Facebook to keep wraps on political ads data despite researchers' demands

David Ingram, Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 08:00 PM

Facebook said it would not disclose information about political campaign advertising or related data such as how many users click on ads and if advertising messages are consistent across demographics, despite arguments from political scientists who want the data for research. Read more »

Duterte says will block ABS-CBN franchise renewal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 12:22 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would block the renewal of ABS-CBN's franchise, which expires in 2020, after accusing the company of accepting money for a campaign ad that failed to air before the May 9, 2016 polls, and then failing to return the money. Read more »