How often does your country have political advertisements?
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It’s strictly regulated.
They are only allowed a few weeks before an election day and then all parties get alloted slots for ads on TV or radio of about a minute or two and before and afterwards there is an anouncement that the content is provided by the party and not the broadcaster.
Posters in the streets also appear a few weeks before elections on lamp posts or so and have to be removed pretty swiftly after the election is over.
Spending is quite tightly controlled, especially during the ‘purdah’ which is what we call the campaign period where government bodies are also prevented from doing anything which could influence the election. All materials have to state who paid for them and whether they are official party material, and the only tv spots are official ‘party political broadcasts’ which are also very restricted.
The US with its Super PACs is very different indeed and individual states see bigger spending than the ENTIRE UK election. Something which really surprised me in Hong Kong was that political banners are permanent fixtures.
Rare. I’ve never seen one. The only time you see something similar, is the posters right before election and a few political videos on TikTok.
It’s mostly illegal, though I have seen posters on the bus. Certainly not allowed on TV or radio etc.
Common. But that’s due to the fact that we have 3 to 4 times a year a vote on something on various levels plus there is always a place with upcoming elections.
It’s absolutely plastered here with election posters and canvasses when there’s an election happening, also some TV ads for each party. Outside of election time I don’t think there’s any
They are allowed only in pre-election period, and are strictly regulated.
I believe the period is 120 days, the allowed spending is capped. Deepfakes are criminally prosecuted, usage of AI is to be clearly stated, and the provider of funds for the advertisement is to be clearly stated in any radio/tv/printed message.
They cannot also be displayed in places like government institutions, airports/railway stations/bus stations, national importance monuments and religious places. But they will be common elsewhere, on the radio, TV, large ads on sides of apartment buildings or just large nature adboards.
The day before and on the day of elections any political advertising is prohibited, they have to be taken down by then – noticing and informing about an ad that is still up on those days can lead to punishment (mostly fines).
I do believe there’s one fairly widespread grey area – social media, but not even necessarily by members of the parties. Especially populists like to just get anyone with some kind of reach/public image to sort of build their image. And that might not be done by straight up advertising a party, but just meeting other necessary people on video is enough. That being said, after elections this too reduces dramatically.
France. Strictly regulated, with special boards for the posters, allocated time for TV and once you have used it all it’s finished.
Very restricted. There’s a short period in a build up to an election where they happen. They need to stop before the election itself.
The funding and how much they can spend is tightly restricted too.
9 comments
It’s strictly regulated.
They are only allowed a few weeks before an election day and then all parties get alloted slots for ads on TV or radio of about a minute or two and before and afterwards there is an anouncement that the content is provided by the party and not the broadcaster.
Posters in the streets also appear a few weeks before elections on lamp posts or so and have to be removed pretty swiftly after the election is over.
Spending is quite tightly controlled, especially during the ‘purdah’ which is what we call the campaign period where government bodies are also prevented from doing anything which could influence the election. All materials have to state who paid for them and whether they are official party material, and the only tv spots are official ‘party political broadcasts’ which are also very restricted.
The US with its Super PACs is very different indeed and individual states see bigger spending than the ENTIRE UK election. Something which really surprised me in Hong Kong was that political banners are permanent fixtures.
Rare. I’ve never seen one. The only time you see something similar, is the posters right before election and a few political videos on TikTok.
It’s mostly illegal, though I have seen posters on the bus. Certainly not allowed on TV or radio etc.
Common. But that’s due to the fact that we have 3 to 4 times a year a vote on something on various levels plus there is always a place with upcoming elections.
It’s absolutely plastered here with election posters and canvasses when there’s an election happening, also some TV ads for each party. Outside of election time I don’t think there’s any
They are allowed only in pre-election period, and are strictly regulated.
I believe the period is 120 days, the allowed spending is capped. Deepfakes are criminally prosecuted, usage of AI is to be clearly stated, and the provider of funds for the advertisement is to be clearly stated in any radio/tv/printed message.
They cannot also be displayed in places like government institutions, airports/railway stations/bus stations, national importance monuments and religious places. But they will be common elsewhere, on the radio, TV, large ads on sides of apartment buildings or just large nature adboards.
The day before and on the day of elections any political advertising is prohibited, they have to be taken down by then – noticing and informing about an ad that is still up on those days can lead to punishment (mostly fines).
I do believe there’s one fairly widespread grey area – social media, but not even necessarily by members of the parties. Especially populists like to just get anyone with some kind of reach/public image to sort of build their image. And that might not be done by straight up advertising a party, but just meeting other necessary people on video is enough. That being said, after elections this too reduces dramatically.
France. Strictly regulated, with special boards for the posters, allocated time for TV and once you have used it all it’s finished.
Very restricted. There’s a short period in a build up to an election where they happen. They need to stop before the election itself.
The funding and how much they can spend is tightly restricted too.