Twitter, Facebook and acting responsibly

Enrique Dans
Nov 6 · 3 min read

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced that his company will no longer accept political advertising, essentially arguing that the reach of a campaign should be earned, not bought. “While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics,” says Dorsey in a thread on his Twitter account.

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Enrique Dans

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Professor of Innovation at IE Business School and blogger at enriquedans.com

Enrique Dans

On the effects of technology innovation on people, companies and society (writing in Spanish at enriquedans.com since 2003)

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