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Re:Tim Berners-Lee: we must regulate tech firms to prevent '... by fcarraldo on Monday March 12, 2018 @02:06PM (#16570080)
Considering that Facebook specifically markets political marketing as a use-case for Facebook, including a neat little marketing site with a how-to guide[1], I think it's going to be difficult for Facebook to claim ignorance on this when regulators start knocking at their doors. Yes, they could say that their platform was being used outside of their intended use-case, but that they didn't even attempt the bare minimum to prevent abuse while actively seeking customers for its political influence machine is fairly damning.

[1] https://politics.fb.com/

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee: we must regulate tech firms to prevent '... by orev on Saturday March 17, 2018 @10:35AM (#16607110)
How is that different from any other media platform? TV, radio, print, would all do the same thing. They clearly need more scrutiny on such ads, but otherwise it’s the same sales pitch as any other media company.
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