WHY AM I SEEING THIS AD: regulating campaigns in the digital age
In this episode:
Why are political adverts banned on TV and radio but allowed all over websites like Facebook and Google? Is it time to update our campaign laws for the 21st century? Sam Jeffers explains how campaign group ‘Who Targets Me’ are opening up the black box of online ads in elections. Then digital campaigning expert Kate Dommett talks about why current electoral rules aren’t up to the job and what we need to do to fix them.
And the wonderful Sooz Kempner is here to chat through this week of the election campaign.
Guests
Sam Jeffers (@wrklsshrd), co-founder of Who Targets Me
Kate Dommett (@KateDommett), director of the Crick Centre at the University of Sheffield
Sooz Kempner (@SoozUK), comedian
More info
Political campaign regulation
HoC Library: Political advertising (Nov 2019)
BBC News: UK shows how not to regulate tech (Nov 2019)
Electoral Reform Society: Fair elections under threat? The Loophole List (Oct 2019)
Dommett and Power: The political economy of Facebook advertising (Apr 2019)
Online advertising
Facebook: Political Ad Library report (updated weekly)
Who Targets Me: The many faces of Jo Swinson (Nov 2019)
Electoral Commission: Digital campaigning - increasing transparency (Aug 2019)