Re:Tim Berners-Lee: we must regulate tech firms to prevent '...
by philwelch on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:53PM
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Would they? I don’t think they address the real problem here.
Simply using social media to campaign has never been the issue. There was never backlash against Obama for doing so. There’s precious little backlash against Sanders. The only real backlash has been against Trump, and aside from being Donald Trump, the only difference is that many of Trump’s social media supporters were secretly backed by the Russian government, and I don’t think transparency requirements would have stopped the Russian government.
Simply using social media to campaign has never been the issue. There was never backlash against Obama for doing so. There’s precious little backlash against Sanders. The only real backlash has been against Trump, and aside from being Donald Trump, the only difference is that many of Trump’s social media supporters were secretly backed by the Russian government, and I don’t think transparency requirements would have stopped the Russian government.