Google’s limits on political ads have a loophole Trump could tap

Trump could benefit from the loophole that shows how the labyrinthine advertising-technology ecosystem makes it difficult for Internet giants to police election ads. — AFP

Google is pulling powerful targeting tools from political advertisers, a move that prompted a sharp rebuke from president Donald Trump’s campaign.

Because of the changes outlined last month, campaigns that use Google to place election ads on Google Search, YouTube and other websites can no longer target them to a particular audience based on political affiliation.