Google restricts political ad targeting on its platforms

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said Wednesday it plans to stop allowing targeted political ads on its platform, further fragmenting the rules of technology giants from Silicon Valley to guard against misinformation.

Google will introduce the ban within a week of the UK general election on December 12th. The ban will come into force in the European Union by the end of the year and in the rest of the world on January 6, the company said in a blog post.