Should social media companies ban political advertising?

Yes, since it is prone to proganda. And media and politics should completely be separated.

no instead only allow advertisements that show a parties' / poiticians' true intentions, verified by educated poeple

No, but strict laws must be imposed to prevent misinformation

No, but social media companies should indicate clearly that a post is a political advertisment

Yes, They should not take a part of it as it is controversial.

No, it is part of political freedom.

No, but should prohibit misinformation/disinformation

Yes, during elections or as elections approach.

Allow the users the option to block all political ads

Because nowadays social media is another platform of running politics to campaign especially pandemic.

Only if the advertisement has false information.

Only if it is not biased

No, it is less costly and lessens the amount of tax payers' money being used by corrupt official.

Yes, Political advertising should be promoting for the candidate but it should not defame or demote the other party

They should only ban political ads that are misleading, unverifiable, and hateful.

No for as long as Govt is able to monitor social media

Ban only Negative Political Advertising to all Political Parties (Family Dynasty) regardless of what Parties they are.

No, unless it’s aimed at a specific demographic besides partisan demographics, so no targeting African-Americans or Whites but more like targeting Democrats or Republicans.

No, but ban companies from using algorithms that tailor which political ads are presented to users.

No, because they advertise to get information out and social media is the way to go.

Yes, because most social media companies will not extend the time or labor to check for false information or misleading claims made in these ads

They should do what they want. If people don't like it they can cease using the site

Depends, no ads from lobbyist.

No, political advertising should be regulated in the same way as it is on television and radio.

No, but also the government should not dictate the operations of private companies

No, it is a violation of the 1st amendment, but fact checking should be part of this.

A social media platform is a private organization and can do whatever they wish.

They should ban or fact check false advertising of any kind

No, only false advertising

Yes, and they should use the money for campaigns towards the national debt or to help the country.

If the company decides to, it is a private company and can do what it wants.

They are a private company so they can if they want to, but make sure they ban advertising from both sides of the aisle and not just the right.

No, but users should be allowed to opt out of seeing them

Yes, but it would be better if all advertisements were banned.

yeah i dont really know

No, but make it mandatory for the platforms to offer the option to "turn off" political ads for their users.

no, only the inappropriate ones should be baned

Yes, but there must be clear regulations for all advertising

Private company but it's a bad idea

No, but they should not be personalized

No, as this is unnecessary censorship

No; however, political advertising should have a two tier rating system: 1) Professional rating based on objective truthfulness that can be supported/commented on by the Press, foundations, and other groups; and 2) popular rating based on both location/State and the individual's current political party affiliation.

No, but they need to be fair and not restrict or silence conservative thought anymore.

No, but social media companies need to be more strict about false advertising and dangerous news spreading.

They should ban the public from posting their political views

Not unless they have to.

No, but they must be fair to both sides

No, but include a rigorous fact checking program.

No, but political advertisements should not be allowed to slander or promote false advertisement.

They should only ban the ones spreading false news.

No, but they should monitor and fact check

Depends on how biased it is

That should be up to the company.

Let's just say they should not be prevented from doing so

No, this would violate section 230. If they want to be publishers they should lose platform protection.

No, as long it is true and current.

No, but they should be regulated and monitored to avoid misinformation.

No, but there should be a choice to turn off political notifications.

Yes, but people should be able to express their political opinions.

This should be left for the discretion of the companies

The company should not politically advertise or try to influence their users. However, it should not be considered criminal if other companies take advantage of social media sites to advertise.

Only if they want to, but if they do they must ban it from both sides

Yes, but they should be approved by the government before showcased everywhere.

Yes and stop fake news

Yes, the ability to advertise political campaigns gives an unfair advantage to the rich.

No, but I acknowledge that doing so is legal

No, as long as there are political advertisements from both parties

No, but they should be verified by the government before it is shown worldwide.

Private social media companies should be able to do whatever they feel like is best.

Yes, but only in the case that the advertisement is not based on facts.

No, they shouldn't, but its up to them

Yes, because most social media companies will not extend the time or labor to check for false information or misleading claims made in such advertising

All political advertising must be fact checked (ideally by an independent, objective source) before being released

No, unless the advertisement is spreading false information about candidates, elections, etc.

Yes, because most social media companies will not extend the time or labor to check for false information or misleading claims made in such advertising.

yes, unless it is from the official account from the political people running for whatever it is

If they want to, great. I don't trust them to do it well, but let them.

Yes, this is their decision to make as a private company

Only on sites that have large amounts of people who are underage (Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram)

Yes as long as they don’t cater to the left or right

No, they are private companies and if they choose to have advertising or not, let them do whatever. However, they should do more about false information

No, they are private companies and if they choose to have advertising or not, let them do whatever. But they should do more against fake news and false information

No, but adverting needs to be more transparent

Yes, I don't agree but they should have the right to as private companies

no, but force social media companies to be on the lookout for misinformation contained within

no, as long as the advertising is not spreading misleading information it should be allowed

Private companies should be able to ban whatever content they want

No, but it needs to be better regulated

No, but people should be allowed to choose not to watch political advertising.

Yes, But only for those that spread misinformation.

Yes, but it should only be banned if they advertise an attack towards an opposing political party or political opponent.

no, ban those which spread false information instead.

Only if each party is getting a fair amount of representation

it depends on the advertizing

No, but fake news should not be allowed.

It is a private company therefore, it is to their discretion.

That should be up to the company. I believe in the principle of the free-market.

Regulation is a must

No, but companies should be held liable (through enhanced libel laws) for false advertising