The popular social media platform Twitter has announced that ads with political content will be banned completely as of November. At the same time, discussions have accelerated that the reason for Twitter’s ban on political ads has to do with the upcoming US elections.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said in a statement that allowing targeted political ads leads to unsolicited messages. , stated that the platform will no longer host political ads.

The ban on political ads on Twitter will be global. Twitter CEO Dorsey expressed his decision to ban: “When people decide to follow an account or retweet a post, they are already reaching the political message. It is an act of forcing users to ignore this decision and show them targeted ads.” “While Internet advertising is incredibly powerful and effective for commercial advertisers, it poses politically significant risks as this power can be used to influence the lives and votes of millions of people.” Stating that the new political advertising ban will come into effect on November 22, he also announced that they will provide more information about the ban on political advertising on November 15.