Google to block election ads after November 3

Axios reports that Google informed its advertisers that the company would broadly block election ads after polls close on November 3.

Google's ban will target ads that are explicitly election-related, or ads referencing the elections, or targetted ads to election-related search queries.

It is not clear how long the ban would last, but advertisers have been told that they should expect it to last for at least seven days after Election Day and that Google would review the situation every week if it extends longer.