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  "id": 3326903,
  "title": "Algorithms are choosing who sees what political ads. NZ urgently needs transparency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/algorithms-are-choosing-who-sees-what-political-ads-nz-urgently-needs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:03:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
    "slug": "the-conversation-au",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/algorithms-are-choosing-who-sees-what-political-ads-nz-urgently-needs-transparency-290248"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Political parties might choose their election ads but increasingly it’s tech companies’ algorithms that decide who sees them.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}