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Re:Upcoming Restriction Period for US ads about social issue... by 29083011397778 on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @03:22PM (#33012078)
I think "Does it mention or show a politian or political party?" is a reasonable first pass, with room to add additional restrictions as people find loopholes.
Re:Upcoming Restriction Period for US ads about social issue... by nonethewiser on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @03:39PM (#33012268)
I'm not sure this answers the question because it fails to define what "political" means.
Re:Upcoming Restriction Period for US ads about social issue... by toast0 on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @04:23PM (#33012781)
In this narrow definition, a politician is a person holding or running for elected office, and a political party is a specifically registered organization that is formed with the express intent of organizing voters and politicians, such that the voters vote for the politicians. There's a list on Wikipedia [1].

Of course, this narrow definition leaves out a lot of political issue ads that don't mention candidates or political parties by name, but are still very much political. Things like "support / oppose access to guns / abortion / health care / immigration / education / clean water / fair elections / military service / communication / electricity / there's a lot of other stuff" are quite often political ads without necessarily being tied to any particular candidate or party.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_t...

Re:Upcoming Restriction Period for US ads about social issue... by cellis on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @03:39PM (#33012266)
"Go to youtube and watch <influencer> NOW, your way of life depends on this upcoming vote!"

<influencer> on youtube: ...vote <politician>!