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bluewater

(5,376 posts) Sat Jan 11, 2020, 04:46 PM Jan 2020

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Facebook Says It Won't Back Down From Allowing Lies in Political Ads

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Defying pressure from Congress, Facebook said on Thursday that it would continue to allow political campaigns to use the site to target advertisements to particular slices of the electorate and that it would not police the truthfulness of the messages sent out.

The stance put Facebook, the most important digital platform for political ads, at odds with some of the other large tech companies, which have begun to put new limits on political ads.

Facebook’s decision, telegraphed in recent months by executives, is likely to harden criticism of the company heading into this year’s presidential election.

Sigh.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Facebook Says It Won't Back Down From Allowing Lies in Political Ads (Original Post) bluewater Jan 2020 OP

Facebook, and all, new and old, media should be policed Ghost Dog Jan 2020 #1

I thought there were truth in advertising laws Wawannabe Jan 2020 #2

the day I left FB made...and makes... me very happy. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2020 #3

Zuckerberg is not going to like what happens NoMoreRepugs Jan 2020 #4

If anyone deserves a wealth tax marlakay Jan 2020 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #5

Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts)

1. Facebook, and all, new and old, media should be policed

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 05:03 PM

Jan 2020

by an electoral commission "inquisitor".

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Wawannabe

(5,656 posts)

2. I thought there were truth in advertising laws

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 05:33 PM

Jan 2020

Have they been watered down or eliminated or don’t apply to the internet?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)

3. the day I left FB made...and makes... me very happy.

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 05:39 PM

Jan 2020

Twitter too. Been off both for months...never a second of regret.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

NoMoreRepugs

(9,417 posts)

4. Zuckerberg is not going to like what happens

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 06:02 PM

Jan 2020

in 2021 if the big Blue Wave materializes.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

marlakay

(11,457 posts)

6. If anyone deserves a wealth tax

Reply to NoMoreRepugs (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 06:50 PM

Jan 2020

On them he definitely does!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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