[ April 18, 2024 ]
Twitter, which claims it has been doing everything it can to crack down on political “misinformation” (in support of treasonous Dems), is caught red-handed.
Who watches the watchman?
Twitter Fined For Multiple Campaign Finance Violations
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday that Twitter would pay $100,000 to Washington’s Public Disclosure Transparency Account after violating state campaign finance disclosure laws.
Story continues below advertisementBy Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge, October 12, 2020:
From 2012 to 2019, Twitter received nearly $200,000 for campaign ads but failed to follow Washington disclosure laws by unlawfully failing to maintain public records about the political ads that ran on the platform has resulted in a $100,000 fine.
Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive, said in October 2019 that the social media platform would ban all political ads due to misleading messaging by some candidates.
“We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons…,” Dorsey tweeted last year.
The judgment, filed Tuesday in King County Superior Court, notes that at least 38 Washington candidates and political committees paid $194,550 for political advertising on the platform between 2012-2019.
“Transparency in political advertising is critical to a free and informed electorate,” Ferguson said. “Whether you are a local newspaper or a multinational social media platform, you must follow our campaign finance laws.”
“The Public Disclosure Commission appreciates the shared commitment of the Attorney General’s Office to vigorous enforcement of the state’s campaign finance laws,” Public Disclosure Commission Chair David Ammons said. “The people of Washington, in their overwhelming vote for the disclosure Initiative 276 nearly a half-century ago, created one of the nation’s most emphatic demands for transparency and accountability in campaign finance reporting. As powerful new platforms and commercial advertisers emerge in the campaign world, we must stay vigilant in demanding full compliance with all disclosure laws of Washington state.”
Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission first received notice from an independent researcher on Oct. 30, 2019, about Twitter’s potential violations.
The irony here is, of course, that Twitter – which has been doing everything it can to crack down on political “misinformation” – is now being dinged for failing to share information about its political advertising operation.
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RebelFred
Belying young adults’ impression of Joe as being aboveboard, considerate etc.
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RebelFred
Supreme Court Justices Slam Google For Apparently Cheating Its Way To The Top
https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/14/supreme-court-justices-slam-google-for-cheating-its-way-to-the-top/
While a decision in Google v. Oracle isn’t expected for a few months, the justices’ pointed questioning at the Big Tech giant indicates Google broke the law to get ahead.
3 years ago
Censorship of Conservative ideas and Trump are necessary for Democrats to silence a Narrative, of Truth and Facts
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AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
A perfect representation of what and who the left are, pure treasonous scum!
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3 years ago
Feinstein must be speaking of immaculate conception – “when a young women finds herself pregnant” – WTF? use the dime method lady – why would all these progressives be worried about making a baby with a the alphabet lifestyles to choose from
3 years ago
Feinstein must be speaking of immaculate conception – “when a young women finds herself pregnant” – WTF? use the dime method lady – why would all these progressives be worried about making a baby with a the alphabet lifestyles to choose from
3 years ago
Great and shut down the libturds!
3 years ago
If you’re still using twit these days, you’re stupid or lazy, or both.
3 years ago
It is not enough! They should be shut down until brought in line and put under independent supervision.
3 years ago
Whatever the fine is it’s not 1/2 enuff.
3 years ago
The fine should have been 100 times what the revenue was!
3 years ago
100K? seriously? you think that causes any consternation with twitter ?
3 years ago
500.000.000.- US$ – as a start is the minimum.
100.000.- US$ is just to encourage and spur them !
3 years ago
I got my first strike on youtube today, just posting a video of this guy in a ballcap talking into a camera about this covid scam we’re living through, and I’ve been on yt since 2006…
