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41. In 2011, Facebook asked for political ads on its site 2b regulated like campaign buttons, not TV ads

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 09:11 AM

Sep 2017

In 2011, Facebook asked for political ads on its site to be regulated like campaign buttons, not TV ads, which require a disclaimer.

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How Facebook deliberately pursued policies that left its platform vulnerable to being exploited http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/27/technology/business/facebook-political-ad-rules/index.html … by @donie

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FaceBook morphed into something not imagined. [View all] kentuck Sep 2017 OP

No facebook here madokie Sep 2017 #1

When my Mom passed away... kentuck Sep 2017 #2

so glad im not a FB junkie. I traded it for twitter... samnsara Sep 2017 #3

Twitter is another problem, in my opinion. kentuck Sep 2017 #4

Yeah, MySpace. FaceSpace. Glad I ditched it and just hope bluepen Sep 2017 #5

Twitter? kentuck Sep 2017 #6

And gets called out every time. bluepen Sep 2017 #7

It doesn't matter how much he is "called out".. kentuck Sep 2017 #8

And his 40,000 bots still like his tweets immediately. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #11

Apparently, bots don't know how to use a camera. Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #13

Thats also true when TV pundits call his bullshit bluepen Sep 2017 #12

Everybody seems to be an authority on any given subject. kentuck Sep 2017 #14

Spreading misleading memes, (truly) fake news, etc isnt restricted bluepen Sep 2017 #16

True. kentuck Sep 2017 #20

.. roamer65 Sep 2017 #26

Facebook has absolute control over what you see on Facebook no matter who posts what. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #9

Go ahead and put a patent on that idea. kentuck Sep 2017 #10

No need for facebook or twitter mshasta Sep 2017 #15

There are billions of people on FaceBook worldwide. kentuck Sep 2017 #18

A site originally created to rate whether college girls were hot or not should never have MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #17

I recall that when it first started, there was not very much political stuff discussed. kentuck Sep 2017 #19

It became a place where you could see if someone had a dark soul. Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #21

Yes. You learned things about your "friends" that you never knew. kentuck Sep 2017 #22

Facebook has become a living history of life. ileus Sep 2017 #23

I'm with ya! Lisa0825 Sep 2017 #29

I'm obviously missing something here. Tracer Sep 2017 #24

Perhaps you are one of the few that has escaped any political discussion? kentuck Sep 2017 #25

Since my F & F are all staunch liberals, Tracer Sep 2017 #35

Most people do not have F & Fs that are that "pure". kentuck Sep 2017 #39

How does that differ from any other online platform or discussion board? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #27

Because the discussion is usually with "friends" or people that you know. kentuck Sep 2017 #28

Wouldn't that be more a problem with friends and family, than the platform? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #30

Possibly? kentuck Sep 2017 #31

But why is that a bad thing? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #33

What? kentuck Sep 2017 #34

Politics. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #36

A friend of mine posted on Facebook this morning a quote in one of those blue boxes... kentuck Sep 2017 #37

Sounds like a problem with your friends, not Facebook. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #38

Kremlin/GOPs bought voter lists and sent targeted ads to specific, stupid people Kolesar Sep 2017 #32

Frankly, people who use FB to get their news are fools. MineralMan Sep 2017 #40

In 2011, Facebook asked for political ads on its site 2b regulated like campaign buttons, not TV ads Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #41

It's the new town public square IronLionZion Sep 2017 #42

Nothing for me except D U and MSNBC after 8 blueinredohio Sep 2017 #43