We have also seen significant spending from political parties and registered organisations on Google ads. Here, a rogues’ gallery of former LNP and other far-right candidates are scrambling to win one of the two seats that are likely to be up for grabs. In the senate, Queensland has so far attracted the most spending at around $110,000. Altogether, more than twice as much has been spent in Kooyong as in the next highest spending seats of Maribyrnong, North Sydney, and Wentworth. Since the start of April Frydenberg has tipped around $80,000 into Facebook advertising in his own seat, while Ryan has spent around $41,000. Polling suggests the incumbent, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, is under threat from “teal” independent Dr Monique Ryan. In the lower house, the traditional Liberal stronghold of Kooyong has been an early standout. So what have we seen so far in this campaign? Facebook focusĪnalysing spending data from Aponward, we can already see differences in how particular parties are strategically purchasing ads on platforms like Facebook. Colleagues at The University of Queensland have also released an excellent Facebook ad spend tracker.įor Google, The Guardian Australia has released data visualisations extending Google’s transparency dashboard with more useful data aggregation and geo-visual elements. To fill the void, researchers and journalists have been building their own.įor Facebook, we have partnered with colleagues at Ryerson University in Canada to extend their PoliDashboard to Australia. However, these tools are quite basic, and don’t offer all the information on how ads are targeted, nor insights into trends and patterns.
The dashboards detail the ads that are running, who is running them, and some basic aggregate data on targeting by geography, gender, and age.įor example, we can see the Australian Electoral Commission has spent around $383,000 on Facebook advertising in the past month, largely promoting election-related facts and voter registration information. Google allows ads in its search products, YouTube, and on Android.īoth companies have ad transparency dashboards. Meta allows advertising across its products including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The big dogs in the online advertising world are Meta and Google. Here’s what we know so far about the state of online advertising in the federal election. Researchers like us try to get a handle on online advertising through projects like the Australian Ad Observatory.
Unlike billboards or TV ads which can be widely seen, targeted ads may be invisible beyond their intended audience. The targeting can be aimed at protected social categories such as race and gender, and has been used to amplify mis- and disinformation. Join us on our Discord as well! We'd love to have you.Online political advertising is more pervasive than its analogue predecessors, it can cost less (per individual ad), be deployed more rapidly, and can be micro-targeted towards specific audiences.
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Go on a camping trip with two of your friends (I heard one of them likes you!).
In this demo, you'll be introduced to several characters and locations from the full game (including two romanceable characters!) in a fully self-contained, hour-long story. or, at least, the fate of your relationships with your friends.ĭon't Take it Personally, I Just Don't Like You is a lo-fi relationship dramedy about camping illegally on government property in the chill of early autumn, having public anxiety attacks in crowded shopping malls, the people we choose to be with, and what we do when they don't choose us back. As you receive strange phone calls and hear concerning noises from beyond the treeline, tensions arise in your small camp, and choices must be made that will determine your fate. Luckily, you've got just the thing planned for this weekend: a night in the woods with the girl you've been (sorta?) seeing and your new (sorta?) friends. You're a college freshman with college freshman problems: you've got an awful professor, your roommate's kind of a flake, and this week really just hasn't been going your way. " Look, just try not to take it too hard." Well, it's not not you, I guess, but it's mostly me." NOW AVAILABLE ON KICKSTARTER! Click here for more details and to back this project!