Spotify Will Stop Selling Political Ads In Early 2020

Spotify announced it will pause political ads on its ad-supported tier and exclusive podcasts due to insufficient validation processes. Ads will still appear on non-exclusive podcasts. This decision will be reassessed as Spotify improves its capabilities. Other tech companies have different approaches: Twitter banned political ads, while Facebook continues to run them without fact-checking.

What decision did Spotify make regarding political ads?

• They will only allow political ads in exclusive podcasts.

• They will pause the selling of political ads.

• They will fact-check all political ads.

• They will increase the number of political ads.

Where will political ads still appear on Spotify?

• In ad-supported tiers

• In exclusive podcasts

• In non-exclusive podcasts

• In Spotify-owned podcasts

Why did Spotify decide to pause political ads?

• They plan to ban all ads.

• They are following a government directive.

• They lack the necessary tools to validate the ads.

• They want to focus on music content.

Which tech company has banned political ads entirely?

• Facebook

• Spotify

• Google

• Twitter

What is Facebook's stance on political ads?

• They only allow political ads from verified sources.

• They continue to run political ads without fact-checking.

• They fact-check all political ads.

• They have banned political ads.