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C_U_L8R

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4. It's a feature, not a malfunction.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Aug 29, 2020, 09:51 AM

Aug 2020

Facebook knows exactly who these people are and what they are doing. They and twitter could flip a switch and zap all the bots and bad actors away. But that would grossly affect their ad revenue.

The real game is ad fraud.

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The cyborg, Zuckerberg.... paleotn Aug 2020 #1

Yeah no lie irisblue Aug 2020 #2

In my opinion all the social media operate at a net negative impact. I don't Facebook or abqtommy Aug 2020 #3

It's a feature, not a malfunction. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #4

Zuckerberg has more responsibility on the bullshit that happens with facebook, as far as I am beachbumbob Aug 2020 #5

#zuckthefuck is a liar, plain and simple... Raster Aug 2020 #6

Facebook is a cancer on our republic SoonerPride Aug 2020 #7

They are so full of it. I know they don't take down threatening posts when asked to mucifer Aug 2020 #8

As Will Smith said in iRobot nycbos Aug 2020 #9