Google just erased 7 years of our political history
10 hours ago
- #Political Ads
- #EU
- Google deleted its political ad archive for the EU, erasing 7 years of political ad history.
- The archive included data on ads, spending, targeting, and messaging across YouTube, Search, and display ads.
- Previously, users could search and analyze political ads by date, keywords, candidates, and parties.
- Now, the archive only allows searches in select countries, excluding all EU nations.
- The deletion impacts scrutiny, accountability, and historical records of political campaigns.
- The archive was initially created to prevent chaos like Brexit and Trump's 2016 election interference.
- The removal raises concerns about democracy, shared memory, and enforcement of political ad rules.