Policy Breach and Response
approved four out of eight test ads containing election disinformation, despite its ban on political ads since 2019, as revealed by .
TikTok spokesperson Ben Rathe emphasized the platform's commitment to enforcing its political advertising ban, noting the incorrectly approved ads did not run on TikTok.
Comparative Analysis and Industry Standards
Global Witness found improved its ad moderation, approving only one misleading ad, while Google’s requested more identification before pausing Global Witness's account, not allowing any ads to publish.
The submitted ads included false claims about online voting and misleading information designed to suppress voting, highlighting the challenge of moderating paid ads compared to regular user posts.