Why did the Labour Party spend nearly double the amount of the Conservatives on their Facebook advertising campaigns, but still suffer a historical loss at the 2019 General Election? Could it be that Labour’s digital strategy played some part in the result? We gathered the advertising data made public by…
UK General Election: Review of Google and Facebook’s political ad transparency reports
How have Google and Facebook responded to the demands for increased transparency in political advertising, especially in light of the UK General Election? Both internet giants have created online dashboards with live statistics about the political ad campaigns and the parties (or campaigners) managing them. While they are moving in the…