TikTok bans political ads because they clash with its 'positive, refreshing environment'

[xeni]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/10/03/tiktok-bans-political-ads-beca.html

Political ads to be banned on short-form video app

[Melz2]

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[agies]

Fair.  

[RickMycroft]

How long before someone complains that their ads aren’t political?

[gracchus]

Keep using TikTok to increase that ol’ Social Credit Score, kids! You too can be a positive and refreshing human resource/consumer.

[anon73430903]

@xeni

WHAT ADS ARE BANNED? Any paid content that promotes or opposes a candidate, current leader, political party or group, or any issue at the federal, state, or local level,

All ads are capitalist, therefore all ads are political. Ban all ads TikTok, not just the ones that you don’t agree with.

[anothernewbbaccount]

WHAT ADS ARE BANNED? Any paid content that promotes or opposes a candidate, current leader, political party or group, or any issue at the federal , state, or local level,

Hmmm - how would we all react if Facebook did the same (just as a thought experiment).