Spotify to Suspend Political Advertisements in 2020

Spotify plans to suspend political advertising on its platform heading into 2020, the company announced Friday. The move comes ahead of the 2020 presidential election, at a point when the company says it does not have the capacity to vet the content of political ads. “Beginning in early 2020, Spotify will pause the selling of political advertising,” the streaming service said in a statement to Ad Age. “This will include political advertising content in our ad-supported tier and in Spotify ...