Google says it will block election ads after polls close on November 5

Google on Thursday said it will keep with tradition and block all election related ads on Election Day, after the final polls close.

The company said that it will continue to run public information ads that have been created by state or federal government agencies, but will block all ads that refer to U.S. elections and their processes or outcomes. The block is expected to be temporary, and Google said it will notify advertisers when it is lifted.

Other technology and social media companies will also block election ads on their platforms, including Meta, which said it would block the ads during the final week of voting.

“As we’ve done in the past, we will temporarily pause ads related to U.S. elections after the last polls close on November 5,” Google spokesperson Michael Aciman told The Hill. “We’re implementing this policy out of an abundance of caution and to limit the potential for confusion, given the likelihood that votes will continue to be counted after Election Day.”

Google previously blocked election ads during the last election cycle, and lifted them in December. It did the same thing after the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill in 2021, and lifted the blocks a month later.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.