Google crackdown on secret ‘dark adverts’ in EU elections

Tools launched to enforce transparency and avoid repeat of Russian misinformation campaign in Trump US elections

Google has launched a set of tools across Europe to help ensure political transparency in the run-up to the 2019 EU elections in an attempt to crack down on "dark adverts" online.

The tools are a response, in part, to the Russian misinformation campaign during the 2016 US election, in which overseas operatives were able to buy political adverts to target Americans.