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Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by colordrops on Sunday May 12, 2019 @03:16PM (#19893838)
Also I'm curious why Correct the Record and Share Blue are nearly complete ignored when they did the exact same thing at the exact same time.
Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by EasyTiger_ on Sunday May 12, 2019 @03:25PM (#19893901)
They took over the main politics subreddit in 2016, one of the worst things I’ve seen happen online. Crickets.
Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by fareesh on Sunday May 12, 2019 @04:19PM (#19894296)
By all accounts it seems like there was a major reshuffling that took place on the night of the Democratic National Convention.

The entire mood of the subreddit changed overnight from posts that vilified Sec. Clinton to posts that glorified her - it was completely crazy. I read that subreddit quite frequently during US election season and the difference was staggering. People dismiss it as "everyone rallied behind the nominee" - as someone who was there practically every day. It definitely wasn't that. There is definitely something shady going on with that subreddit in particular.

Incidentally, the TV news media was also seemingly doing a blackout of the fairly heated protests taking place outside the building where all the disappointed Bernie folks were trying to get inside. I only found out of them much later from online videos.

Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by EasyTiger_ on Sunday May 12, 2019 @04:39PM (#19894416)
Yeah I used to enjoy the sub too, some interesting discussions that were usually polite. You are 100% correct it was overnight, there was nothing organic about that.
Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by nilkn on Sunday May 12, 2019 @04:35PM (#19894403)
Do you have more information on this?
Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by colordrops on Sunday May 12, 2019 @04:48PM (#19894472)
From the same journalist that broke the Snowden story:

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/963804731759038465

Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by ilikehurdles on Sunday May 12, 2019 @10:57PM (#19896134)
Because they didn’t. You’ve fully bought into one fantasy and now are suspicious of any reasoning that contradicts your preconceptions.
Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by marstomorrow on Sunday May 12, 2019 @04:31PM (#19894370)
> they did the exact same thing at the exact same time.

They did not do the "exact same thing" at all. You are spreading lies using logical fallacies and that causes harm to the community here; please stop. Your false equivalence, presented without evidence, is harmful.