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Running Political Ads on Google That Spread Disinformation Is Still Really Easy

Why won’t Google change the algorithm?

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In July, I performed an experiment to see how easy it was to run ads on Google that made false claims about Joe Biden.

First, in the Google Ads system, I bought the keyword “should I vote for Biden?” Then I told Google I wanted to run this…

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Patrick Berlinquette

Patrick Berlinquette

Founder of a NY search ad agency (like we need another). Finding humor in marketing tech’s depravity. AdTech writing @ NY Times. patrickberlin08@gmail.com

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