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Re:The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal: this is ... by lstroud on Monday March 19, 2018 @10:37PM (#16625565)
“practices of deliberate and targeted mass manipulation, actively deceiving users from the outset about it's intentions, and using lies as a means to an end”

Isn’t this the modern definition of politics?

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Re:The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal: this is ... by mhneu on Monday March 19, 2018 @11:49PM (#16625908)
Which needs fixing. We need to restore truth to public debate, and to politics. Cynicism is destroying Western liberal democracy.
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Re:The Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t a scandal: this is ... by sbg123 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:16AM (#16626760)
Restore?
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