Facebook changed their ads policy to allow politicians to run ads with known lies—explicitly turning the platform into a disinformation-for-profit machine. This week, we decided to see just how far it goes.
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Once again, we’re seeing Facebook throw its hands up to battling misinformation in the political discourse, because when profit comes up against protecting democracy, Facebook chooses profit.
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The Trump campaign is currently spending $1 million a *week* on ads including ones containing known lies—ads that TV stations refuse to air because they’re false. Facebook just takes the cash, no questions asked.https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/10/facebook-policy-political-speech-lets-politicians-lie-ads/#comments-wrapper …
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Facebook already helped elect Donald Trump once through negligence. Now, they've changed their policy so they can profit from lies to the American people. It's time to hold Mark Zuckerberg accountable—add your name if you agree:https://my.elizabethwarren.com/page/s/ew-soc-big-tech?source=soc-PET-ew-tw-facebook-20191012 …
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fakebook is a threat to free and fair elections, not only in the US but around the world.pic.twitter.com/e58DZSE06T
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Was warned years ago about Facebook's underbelly of evil and greed. Here is the proof.
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BOTH @Twitter and@Facebook REFUSE to REMOVE#Propaganda Ads /#Fake Ads about U.S. Presidential Candidate@JoeBiden.
How MANY Americans will FALL FOR the #Propaganda about@JoeBiden on@Twitter and@Facebook?
https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614549/twitter-and-facebook-wont-remove-false-trump-campaign-ads-about-biden/?utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1570798028 …pic.twitter.com/UInlzTQtWnThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Can we hold you to the same standards of truth or naw?pic.twitter.com/krAJKiOxqn
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I have disabled Facebook - can't delete it on my Galaxy. Won't use it as long as it allows blatant lies.
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Where did you get that $1 million number? I think it's only $900 thousand.
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Haha... The difference is so humongous it don't even matter no more.
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Does a political advertisement need to be factual? Do you have laws for that? Facebook isn’t a country and doesn’t care
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Our country has laws against making false/misleading advertisements in print, television, radio (and other non-online media I might be forgetting?). However, we do not yet have laws governing advertisements on the Internet or social media. That is why Facebook gets away with it.
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