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And washington wins baseballs world series. Twitter has announced a global ban on all political advertising on its site. The social Media Company says it wants to prevent potential problems with unchecked information and fake news. The policy comes in on 22 november, so itll affect the uk general election and next years us election. Our media editor amol rajan has this assessment of how the fight for voters attention is increasingly being waged online. Recognise any of these . In the coming weeks, brace yourself for a further onslaught of adverts in your social media feed. Elections used to be all about the ground war and air war, leaflets through the letterbox or Party Political broadcasts. Today there is a third front, the cyber war, and this digital blitzkrieg is the most complex and controversial of the lot. Data from the Electoral Commission shows the proportion of Campaign Money going to Digital Advertising is growing fast. The issue isnt just Political Parties. Its anyone with a
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