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Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield by shay_ker on Monday January 21, 2019 @10:43AM (#18961055)
It feels like no matter what Facebook does, its brand will impede the efforts of any new product they build. TBH, if I were Snapchat, I'd see this as a huge opportunity, since I'd doubt Instagram would get into the political space.

Another option for Facebook would be to have something similar to Google X, where projects can eventually spin out to separate companies and own their brand.

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Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield by rchaud on Monday January 21, 2019 @11:57AM (#18961618)
Snap has its own brand to think about, it wouldn't bother trying to enter this arena. People don't talk politics on Snap, mainly because they skew younger and because it's photo-based, not text-based.
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Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield by shay_ker on Monday January 21, 2019 @06:57PM (#18964793)
Cardi B did a video on Instagram about the government shutdown that got a lot of attention. I wouldn't count it out for Snapchat. Besides, no one thought Facebook was going to become a tool for politics when it first came out.
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