jack dorsey said that political ads quote force highly optimized and targeted political messages on people. this he said significant risk to politics where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions. are joining me now to talk about this is my colleague ollie also girths good to see all that it sounds like that dorsey is saying basically that social media has become a platform where political misinformation can be spread easily is that what this is about yeah i mean we all remember the example from 2016 the u.s. presidential election which really showed that targeted political ads on social media can spread misinformation and can sway votes i mean anyone can buy an ad which targets if it s this if a demographic or location or an interest and there are thousands of these dot up
what this fix are and that the president did something that is impeachable alexander of our nominee our washington bureau chief for thank you for your reporting. social media giant twitter has announced it will ban all political advertising on his platforms starting at the end of november or explaining the decision twitter s c.e.o. jack dorsey said that political ads quote force highly optimized and targeted political messages on people while this sea said bring significant risks to politics where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions. well it s a decision that is much debated around the world joining me now on this story is the reporter. other great to have you here with us ok so a lot of people are saying this is long overdue explain to us why political ads