Google is to reveal the identities of organisations that purchase political advertisements during the 2019 EU parliamentary elections . It that ads referencing a candidate , office holder or political party must inform users who purchase it . Google said it has a process to establish identities but has not clarified what this means . Its new policy does not specifically mention plans to address less strictly defined behaviour that similarly attempts to influence thinking and behaviour prior to the election .
Google is to reveal the identity of organisations that purchase political advertisements during the 2019 EU parliamentary elections. It said ads referencing a candidate, office holder or political party must inform users who bought it. Google said it has a process to establish identities but has not disclosed what this entails. Its new policy does not specifically mention plans to address less strictly defined advertising that similarly attempts to influence thinking and behaviour related to the election.