With just over a year until the 2020 US presidential elections, social media giants have been updating their policies on the spread of misinformation to better protect the democratic process. Last month, Google finally took a stance on how it will handle political ads on its platforms, including YouTube. Now, the internet giant will limit political advertisers from targeting ads based on voters’ political leanings or public voter records. Over the summer, Google and YouTube reportedly removed over 300 ads from President for “violating company policy.” As first reported by 60 Minutes, when correspondent Lesley Stahl asked YouTube’s CEO Susan…
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