Google has revealed its policy for countering interference in the European Parliament ( Google ) elections in May 2019 , when 705 voters will elect up to 350 million members of the European Union . The company says that it will establish a verification system for advertisers, while also requiring disclosure of who is paying for election ads. However, it appears that Google will define such ads in a narrow sense, purely as those which mention parties, candidates or officeholders. Because, well, this is self-regulation ahead of election laws catching up. Critics argue that this limits the ability and reach of the measures.
Google has revealed its policy for countering interference in the European Parliament ( Google ) elections in May 2019 , when 705 voters will elect up to 350 million members of the European Union . The company says that it will establish a verification system for advertisers, while also requiring disclosure of who is paying for election ads. However, it appears that Google will define such ads in a narrow sense, purely as those which mention parties, candidates or officeholders. Critics argue that this limits the ability and reach of the measures.